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An Impossible Love Story

A teenager breaks into the house of a young man from his neighborhood who has recently died, as he still sees him wandering around. There he finds an old journal that envelopes him in an oneiric and hidden love story.

  • Javier Alonso Mardones
    Director
  • Javier Alonso Mardones
    Writer
  • Luis Terrazas
    Writer
  • Patricio Toro
    Writer
  • Margarita Fuenzalida
    Producer
  • Roberto Villena
    Key Cast
    "Miguel"
    Fiebre Austral (2019)
  • Nicolás Contreras
    Key Cast
    "Ismael"
  • Cristian Arismendi
    Key Cast
    "Esteban"
  • Jessica Vera
    Key Cast
    "Isabel"
  • Studio Color Haus
    Image Post-Production
  • Dante Godoy Bresky
    Cinematography
  • Felipe Pastén Cisternas
    Production Designer
  • Pablo Garrido
    Sound Designer
  • Joaquín Aguirre
    Editing
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Una Historia de Amor Imposible
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    26 minutes 14 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 17, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    Chile
  • Country of Filming:
    Chile
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    Scope
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Institute of Communications and Image - Universidad de Chile
  • Guadalajara International Film Festival
    Guadalajara
    Mexico
    October 3, 2021
    World Premiere
    Iberoamerican Short Film
  • Valdivia International Film Festival
    Valdivia
    Chile
    October 15, 2021
    National Premiere
  • Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest
    London
    United Kingdom
    November 12, 2021
    European premiere
    International Short Film
  • Chilean Cinema Film Festival
    Quilpué
    Chile
    January 15, 2022
    Special Mention of the Jury
  • Zinegoak
    Bilbao
    Spain
    February 28, 2022
    Spanish Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Cartagena de Indias International Film Festival
    Cartagena de Indias
    Colombia
    March 18, 2022
    Colombian Premiere
    Official Selection - Onda Corta
  • Ca' Foscari Short Film Festival
    Venice
    Italy
    Italian Premiere
    International Competition
  • Festival de Cine del Fin del Mundo
    Ushuaia
    Argentina
    Argentinian Premiere
    Official Competition
  • AMOR Festival Internacional de Cine LGBT+
    Santiago
    Chile
    June 29, 2022
    Santiago Premiere
    Chilean Panorama
  • International Film Schools Festival
    Montevideo
    Uruguay
    August 20, 2022
    Uruguayan Premiere
    Official Competition, Special Mention Professional Jury, Special Mention Student Jury
  • Kreivės Queer Film Festival
    Vilnius
    Lithuania
    September 7, 2022
    Lithuanian Premiere
    Opening, Shorts
  • Mira-filmfestival
    Bonn
    Germany
    German Premiere
    Official Selection
  • ŻUBROFFKA International Short Film Festival
    Białystok
    Poland
    Polish Premiere
    WHOLE WIDE WORLD COMPETITION
  • La Habana International Film Festival
    La Habana
    Cuba
    Cuban Premiere
    Official Competition
  • World Cinema Amsterdam
    Amsterdam
    Netherlands
    Dutch premiere
    Cine Chile
Distribution Information
  • Parina Films
    Distributor
    Country: Chile
    Rights: All Rights, Internet, Video on Demand, Pay Per View, Hotel, Airline, Ship, Theatrical, Video / Disc, Free TV, Paid TV, Console / Handheld Device
Director Biography - Javier Alonso Mardones

They is an emergent filmmaker born in 1995 in Santiago, Chile. They Studied Cinema and television in Universidad de Chile where they worked as director and scriptwriter on fiction, documentary and experimental short films. Their work revolve around queer imaginaries that are scattered across the suburbs of the city with a critical perspective. “An impossible love story” is they final work to acquire the filmmaker degree.

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Director Statement

This short film is an urban, marginal, and queer story inspired by the places where I grew up, and queer characters that influenced my teenage years. The narrative is an assertion of an outcast memory in his own territory, which aims to contribute to the empowerment of sexual minorities’ imaginaries, specifically in places where social inequalities are prominent. Throughout the valorization of desire, imagination, and love as resistance weapons.