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Utopia Of The Outraged

Chile woke up on October 18th, 2019.
The streets are flooded with people demanding to be heard, the main demand is "until dignity becomes a habit."
While some people demonstrate peacefully, others: "the first line", confronts the police to guarantee the safety of the protesters.
All this is represented in a metaphorical and poetic way through the voice of the reading of Eduardo Galeano's poetry "the right of deliriuous".

  • Marcelo Lagreze
    Shortfilm By
  • Marcelo Lagreze
    Director
  • Eduardo Galeano
    Text and Voice over
    Writer from Uruguay / R.I.P.
  • Marcelo Lagreze
    Producer
  • Marcelo Lagreze
    Writer
  • Marcelo Lagreze
    Editor
  • Alejandra Oyarce
    Sound Postproduction
  • Jorge Diaz
    Technical Support
  • Leticia Esparza
    Subtitles
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    "La Utopía De Los Indignados"
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes 14 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 6, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    1,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Chile
  • Country of Filming:
    Chile
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Athens International Film Festival

    Greece
    Special Mention
  • African Smartphone International Film Festival

    Niger
    Special Mention
  • Docs Without Borders Film Festival

    United States
    Award Merit
  • The Impact DOCS Awards

    United States
    Award Merit “Inspirational – Motivational
  • Brasil International Film Festival

    Brazil
    Best Edition
  • Brasil International Film Festival

    Brazil
    Best Sound
  • Brasil International Film Festival

    Brazil
    Best Cinematography
  • Garoa Awards (Brasil)

    Brazil
    Best Cinematography
  • Ramure D’Or Awards

    Canada
    Best Sound
  • T.I.F.A. (Tietê International Film Award)

    Brazil
    Bronce Award
  • Eire International Film Festival

    Ireland
    Best Short Documentary
  • Ipê Amarelo Film Festival

    Brazil
    Best Short Documentary
  • Mobile Journalism Awards

    United States
    Silver Award
  • Buenos Aires Indie Film Awards

    Best Short Documentary
  • Mumbai International Cult Film Festival

    Silver Award
  • Concepcion Independent Film Awards

    Chile
    Best Short Documentary
  • Hague Global Cinema Festival

    Belgium
    Best Short Documentary
  • CINEPHONE International Smartphone Film Festival

    Best Short Documentary
  • Momòhill Film Fair

    Switzerland
    Best Short Documentary
  • International Social Shorts Antwerp

    Belgium
    Best Short Documentary
  • Mobile Filmmaker’s International Fest

    Russian Federation
    Best Short Documentary
  • Thomas Edison Film Festival. (EEUU)

    United States
    Director’s Choice Award
Distribution Information
  • Marcelo Lagreze www.marcelolagreze.com
    Sales Agent
    Country: Chile
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Marcelo Lagreze

Director, editor and Photographer. Born in Cordoba, Argentina 1978.
His childhood took place in Patagonia (Comodoro Rivadavia), his university training was developed in Córdoba, where he studied Cinema and Television. Since then, he has create fiction and animation short films as well as documentaries. Without ever forgetting his passion for photography.
He had an artistic break of thirteen years in which he dedicates himself to working in national and international advertising in Santiago, Chile, where he lives now.
The recent social outbreak in Chile revives his desire to create an audiovisual work: “Utopia of the outraged”.
His ability to view the final editing when filming, is remarkable. In this way he captures pieces that help to create a fluid narrative, this makes easier the post production work.

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Director Statement

This documentary short film is a faithful witness of what I lived, felt, breathed and heard for the more than two months in which I was working as a photojournalist for an Argentinian digital media. My commitment and passion for what I do shouted at me that I could not miss this opportunity to film the historical events that took place and that I was part of. It was filmed with my cell phone because most of the shots are unexpected moments that happened in front of me, this allowed me to be unnoticed for the people around. The finding of Galeano's text was revealing, it gave me the metaphor I was looking for, to achieved the fusion between poetry and harsh reality. The title "Utopia of the outraged" is a reflection of the great desire to pursue something that seems unreachable to us. That strength and energy was lived each day. I was witnessing the fight for that utopia.