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FROM THE DIRECTOR
Since the beginning, the critically acclaimed short SOLEDAD IS GONE FOREVER has been part of our short to feature strategy.
Our goals were two fold: to raise awareness about human rights violations during the Pinochet regime and to build an audience for our feature film project.
SOLEDAD IS GONE FOREVER is a story about a brave young woman haunted by her past who seeks the truth about herself,
her family and her country to bring peace to her life. In that sense, the short was a great visual laboratory that
enabled me to discover the storylines that would later be fleshed out in the feature script. The story embodies not
only the plight of the Chilean people, but also symbolizes a Latin America seeking to confront the legacy of political
violence and pursue healing at both the individual and societal level.
We are currently looking for an experienced executive producer to be part of this powerful story and help raise financing for the film.
LOGLINE
When an Americanized Chilean photographer learns her activist father’s body has been found, she returns to confront his killer, unaware of the explosive secret he holds.
SYNOPSIS
Chilean photographer SOLEDAD learns that her father’s remains have been discovered in a mass grave, while her mother insists he died naturally. Soledad returns to Chile seeking his killer, unaware that her life will be threatened. Activist EDUARDO assists her, and Major ARANZABAL mysteriously tails her. Shocking events reveal the complex past, and challenge Soledad to forgive her father’s killer.
PROJECT SUMMARY
SOLEDAD, a Chilean-born American photographer, is shocked to learn that her father MANUEL’s remains have been found in a mass grave. Her mother DELIA maintains that he died naturally. Soledad journeys to Chile to search for his killer, but finds the facility holding Manuel’s remains, on strike. Determined to investigate his death, she enlists the aid of political activist EDUARDO, is tailed by army Major ARANZABAL, and learns disturbing secrets from FATHER FABIAN and journalist JARAMILLO. As Soledad draws closer to the truth, the shadowy GENERAL MANRIQUEZ orders Aranzabal to kill her. After a DNA test reveals that Manuel was not Soledad’s father, she is shattered to discover that Aranzabal killed Manuel over his passion for Delia, and he is her father. Aranzabal is forced to decide whether to sacrifice his daughter or his own life to save her. Soledad must determine whether to forgive Aranzabal, and begin to heal.
MARKET AND CONTEST HISTORY
- San Francisco Film Society Raining Foundation Grant - finalist
- Sundance Screenwriters Lab - Finalist
- Sundance Producers Conference - Selected
- Florida Media Market Best Screenplay Award - Winner
- New York Intl Latino Film Festival, Pitch Contest - Winner
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