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Nae Pasaran – Short (2013)

Duration: 13:24    Category: History, Scotland, Short   Opportunity: Bridging the Gap

In a small Scottish town in 1974, factory workers refuse to carry out repairs on warplane engines in an act of solidarity against the violent military coup in Chile. Four years pass then the engines mysteriously disappear in the middle of the night.

Forty years later they re-unite to look back on what was gained and what was lost.

Released for free on 9/11 2016 for the 40th anniversary. French, English, Spanish, Italian subtitles available. (Choose CC caption button)

The film has now been developed into a feature, find out more here.

Screening Formats: HD Cam, Digi Beta, QT file, DVD

Highlights:
WINNER – Silver Mikeldi Award for Best Doc – ZINEBI 2014
WINNER – Best International Short Film – FICiP Argentina Festival Internacional de Cine Politico

Screenings:
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Edinburgh International Film Festival 2013
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Inverness Film Festival 2013
OFFICIAL SELECTION – DokLeipzig 2013
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Arcipelago 2013
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Glasgow Short Film Festival 2014
OFFICIAL SELECTION – London Short Film Festival 2014
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Tribeca Film Fest 2014
OFFICIAL SELECTION – EDOC Ecuador 2014
OFFICIAL SELECTION – DokumentaMadrid 2014
SCREENING – Latin America conference ‘Adelante’
SCREENING – Amnesty International screening in London 2013
SCREENING – Birmingham Chile 40 Years On/ Latin America today

Links:
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To arrange a screening please contact: festivals@scotdoc.com

 

Director: Felipe Bustos Sierra
Producer: Rebecca Day (SDI Productions)
Executive Producers: Sonja Henrici & Noe Mendelle
DOP: Julian Schwanitz
Sound: Jack Coghill
Animation Director: Frederic Plasman
Editor: Anne Milne

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