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Los niños

Maite Alberdi

Anita, Rita, Ricardo and Andrés have been classmates for more than 40 years, they have passed all thier grades and don’t want to continue complying with school obligations: the school notebook, mother’s day celebration, end of year ceremony and the school bus, they can’t stand being treated like children anymore. They know they have been here longer than most teachers and they are tired of being students, although it’s the only place that offers them work opportunities. Work is not an easy task since they are adults over 45 years old and with Down syndrome. Their remaining living parents never thought their kids would outlive them. Life expectancy for this group has increased, and neither society nor their families ever thought they would become adults.

Maite Alberdi

Maite Alberdi studied Film and Aesthetics. As a director, she has developed a highly particular style that achieves an intimate portrayal of the characters she works with, through evreyday stories in small-scale worlds. She works as a teacher at several universities, and is co-writer of the book: Theorias del cine documental en Chile: 1957-1973. (Documentary Film Theories in Chile: 1957-1973)

Status :
Rough cut
Screening version length :
92 min
Final expected length :
80 min
Fundings :
IDFA Bertha Fund, CNC
Production :
Micromundo Producciones (Ms Alberdi) / Mandra Films (Mr Vaslin) / Volya Films (Mr Vaslin & Ms Knopperts)
Contacts :
Micromundo Producciones - Ms Alberdi (maitealberdi.s@gmail.com) / Mandra Films - Mr Vaslin (denis@mandrafilms.com) / Volya Films - Mr Vaslin (denis@volyafilms.com) & Ms Knopperts (fleur@volyafilms.com)

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