Private Project

Intruders of the White Elephant (NO)

The former Ochagavía Hospital, an architectural landmark of Santiago de Chile, begins its construction under the government of President Salvador Allende... could never be completed.

"A White Elephant is a public building, whose construction was never completed and its abandonment creates a negative impact on the community, the term comes from ancient Thailand, where the kings gave their albino elephants to their enemies and because of their high cost of maintenance, lead them tu ruin".

The Story tells, that in the former hospital, the spirits of those who once where intruders, still inhabit the place. People without a country, without rules, who survived there with their instincts, like animals, foreigners of the society.

When years passed, they start to disappear. No one never knew what happened to them.

  • Felipe Reutter
    Director
  • Ignacio Ríos
    Writer
  • Felipe Velasco
    Writer
  • Felipe Reutter
    Writer
  • Bestias
    Producer
  • Flamingo Prod
    Producer
  • Ignacio Ríos
    Producer
  • Felipe Velasco
    Producer
  • Joaquín Vergara
    Producer
  • Alexandra Mabes
    Key Cast
  • Natalia Bakulic
    Key Cast
  • Damian Ketterer
    Key Cast
  • Domingo Del Sante
    Key Cast
  • Yusuke Hagiwara
    Director of Photography
  • Manso Records
    Original Score
  • Francisca Las Heras
    Choreographer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Intrusos del Elefante Blanco
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes 19 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 7, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    1,600 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Chile
  • Country of Filming:
    Chile
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Bestias Danzantes Dance Film Festival
    Santiago
    Chile
    November 4, 2017
    Best National Dance Video of 2017
Director Biography - Felipe Reutter

Felipe is a Chilean director, currently working in Santiago. He studied the career of Acting at Universidad Católica de Chile, then he moved to London and studied filmmaking at the Central Film School. Currently he is one of the associates of Flamingo Prod, a production company that specializes in advertising.

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Director Statement

In "Intruders of the White Elephant", we wanted to give life to an important architectural landmark of the history of our country. Creating a story of what might have happened there, or perhaps, of what is still happening today.

En "intrusos del Elefante Blanco, quisimos darle vida a un hito arquitectónico importantísimo en la historia de nuestro país. Creando una historia de lo que pudo haber pasado ahí, o tal vez, de lo que sigue ocurriendo el día de hoy.