Private Project

NOT EVEN FOR A THOUSAND HANDFULS OF GOLD

The named ranchera accordionists from Chile, Luis Huerta; founder and former member of Los Llaneros de la Frontera, witnesses the drought of the former Laguna de Aculeo. From there he thinks about his musical career, his past and his home

  • Diego Rodriguez Guzman
    Director
  • Diego Rodriguez Guzman
    Writer
  • Pamela Olivares Silva
    Producer
  • Luis Huerta
    Key Cast
  • Luciano Pérez Adones
    Director of Photography
  • Camilo Vásquez González
    Sound Design
  • Claudio Carrasco Araneda
    Sound Design
  • Benjamín Reyes Manterola
    Color Correction
  • Coti Donoso
    Edition Assistant
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Ni Por Mil Puñados De Oro
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Enviromental, Music, Water rights
  • Runtime:
    24 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    November 3, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    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:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Universidad de Chile
  • In Edit Nescafe
    Santiago
    Chile
    December 10, 2022
    Chilean premiere
    Honorable Mention - Short Documentary National
  • Muestra de Cine Centro Cultural Diego Rivera
    Puerto Montt
    Chile
    December 14, 2022
Distribution Information
  • Cintamani Films
    Distributor
    Country: Afghanistan
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Diego Rodriguez Guzman

Originario de Paine, una comuna ubicada en la periferia rural de Santiago de Chile. Crece desarrollando una afición por el dibujo, la literatura y el cine. Estudia Cine y TV en la Universidad de Chile en donde se especializa en guión y dirección. Dirige su obra de egreso: "Ni Por Mil Puñados De Oro" (2022), un cortometraje de no-ficción que mezcla la realidad de la sequía que azota a su pueblo natal con la sequía creativa que afecta a un músico de rancheras del mismo lugar. El cortometraje es seleccionado en el Festival Internacional de Cine y Documental Musical IN-EDIT en donde recibe la mención especial del jurado. Actualmente vive en Puerto Montt, sur de Chile, en donde se encuentra desarrollando su próximo proyecto documental.

Originally from Paine, a commune located on the rural outskirts of Santiago de Chile. He grows up developing a love for drawing, literature and movies. He studies Film and TV at the University of Chile where he specializes in scriptwriting and directing. He directs his graduation work: "Not For a Thousand Handfuls of Gold" (2022), a non-fiction short film that mixes the reality of the drought that plagues his hometown with the creative drought that affects a ranchera musician from the same place. The short film is selected at the IN-EDIT International Music Documentary and Film Festival where it receives a special mention from the jury. He currently lives in Puerto Montt, southern Chile, where he is developing his next documentary project.

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Director Statement

The short film was born from the search to cinematically represent the ranchero identity that exists in the Chilean countryside. From there, the investigation led us to Don Luis, who was an icon of ranchera music and who today is practically retired from the stage, living in Aculeo in front of the former lagoon. It was by approaching him that the gaze turned to his person and the place he inhabits.
We move from the ranchera as a broad cultural element to a more particular metaphor between the creative drought of Don Luis and the real drought that plagues the Aculeo lagoon. In this way, our intention was directed towards trying to represent that parallelism in order to demonstrate both the abandonment of the place, after having been exploited hydraulically, and the abandonment of a musician who, after having lived through fame and stardom, retires to be able to live quietly. in the countryside.

El cortometraje nace desde la búsqueda de representar cinematográficamente la identidad ranchera que existe en el campo chileno. Desde allí la investigación nos llevó a Don Luis, quien fue un ícono de la música ranchera y que hoy se encuentra prácticamente retirado de los escenarios, viviendo en Aculeo frente a la ex laguna. Fue mediante el acercamiento hacia él que la mirada giró hacia su persona y el lugar que habita.
Pasamos de la ranchera como un elemento cultural amplio a una metáfora más particular entre la sequía creativa de Don Luis y la sequía real que azota a la laguna de Aculeo. De este modo nuestra intención se encaminó hacia intentar representar aquel paralelismo para así evidenciar tanto el abandono del lugar, luego de haber sido explotado hidricamente, como el abandono de un músico que después de haber vivido la fama y el estrellato se retira para poder vivir tranquilamente en el campo.