Aventuras Familiares (Family Adventures) Directed by: Cheto Castellano Co-Directed by: Lissette Olivares & Daniel Benavides 2011 Elapsed Time: 30min10 seconds Screening format: Digital or DVD Screener (Region 0)

English Synopsis of Family Adventures In the near future, at the threshold of a political transition that seeks to transform the state of Chile into a private entity, a non-traditional family begins their adventure. Triggered by the discovery of a family secret, mother Trans (Carola Jérez), father Payaso (Samuel Ibarra) and porn-star wannabe daughter Jot (Aida Vera) begin a lifechanging journey that takes them from the countryside to the apocalyptic urban center of Santiago, where they must battle against cyborgs controlled by the evil multinational Horsehead Corporation. As the family joins an anarchist battle led by Segundo Malatesta (Antonio Becerro) and Rata (Domingo Santamaría) they must struggle to keep their family united while fighting for a better future. Concept Aventuras Familiares is an experimental film and transmedia project that seeks to define and develop new audiovisual languages and possibilities. As an experiment in genre collage Aventuras Familiares merges science fiction, drama, and suspense, while citing and incorporating mass media communication aesthetics including the parody of Latin American telenovelas, reality tv, as well as exploring marginalized mass media  

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forms like pornography. Conceived as a hybrid and interdisciplinary entity, each element in its production (story, photography, editing, genre, casting, special effects, etc.) attempts to exceed the structure of traditional film narratives. Furthermore, as a collective endeavor, Aventuras Familiares sought to enforce an anti-hierarchical production structure and its creative concept was developed by three consultants (Cheto Castellano, Daniel Benavides, and Lissette Olivares) along with substantial input from its production crew. An important element in this project is that none of the cast members identify as actors -- instead, the characters are played by Chilean underground contemporary performance artists and by street performers. Similarly, much of the original “script” was drastically transformed during production since part of our objective was to blur the boundaries between performance and film. All of these interdisciplinary attributes interrupt the reproduction of the real and problematize frontiers between performance and film, visual culture and visual anthropology, documentary and fiction, fantasy and science fiction, creating what we believe is a unique experiment in transmedia. Español Aventuras Familiares Dirigido por: Cheto Castellano Co-Dirección: Lissette Olivares & Daniel Benavides 2011 Tiempo: 30min10 seconds Formato de muestra: Digital or DVD Screener (Region 0)

 

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Sinopsis En un futuro próximo, en el umbral de una transición política que busca transformar el estado de Chile a una entidad privada, una familia no-tradicional comienza su aventura. Tras descubrir un secreto familiar, madre Trans (Carola Jérez), padre Payaso (Samuel Ibara) y su hija Jot (Aida Vera), comienzan un viaje que les cambiará la vida, y que los llevará desde el campo hasta un Santiago apocalíptico donde tendrán que enfrentarse contra entes cibernéticos controlados por la multinacional Cabeza de Caballo. Cuando la familia se une a una batalla anarquista dirigida por Segundo Malatesta (Antonio Becerro) y Rata (Domingo Santamaría) tendrán que luchar para mantener la familia unida mientras pelean por un futuro mejor. Concepto: Aventuras Familiares es un experimento transmediático que ayuda a definir el campo de nuevos medios y lenguajes audiovisuales. Concebido como un collage de género, Aventuras Familiares cita ciencia ficción, drama, y suspenso mientras también se incorpora estéticas tomadas desde los medios masivos, incluyendo la parodia a la telenovela Latinoamericana, televisión reality, además de explorar medios masivos marginalizados como la pornografía. Un ente híbrido e interdisciplinario, cada elemento de su producción: guión, cinematografía, edición, casting, efectos especiales, etc., excede y problematiza los códigos tradicionales del cine narrativo. Dirigido como proyecto colectivo y anarquista, Aventuras Familiares reune conocimiento diverso y aplica una estructura anti-jerárquica como su eje creativo; Su concepto fue desarrollado por tres consultores (Cheto Castellano, Daniel Benavides y Lissette Olivares) además de incorporar sugerencias del equipo de producción. Un elemento importante en este proyecto es que ningún miembro del elenco se identifica como actor, al contrario, los personajes fueron interpretados por artistas de la escena de performance contemporánea y por performancistas callejeros. Además, mucho del “guión” original fue transformado substancialmente durante producción ya que parte de la meta con este proyecto fue llamar atención a los bordes borrosos entre el cine y el arte performático. Todos estos atributos interdisciplinarios interrumpen la reproducción de lo real y problematizan las fronteras entre la performance y el cine, la cultura visual y la antropología visual, documental y ficción, fantasía y ciencia ficción, creando un experimento único en la transmediación..

 

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Presentations World Premiere, Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics, NYU (2011) Columbia University, Undergraduate Scholars Program, NY (2011) Thailand Premiere, Chiang Mai University, Media Arts & Design Space for Innovative Thinking, (2011) Mix 24 Queer Experimental Film Festival NY; NOISE: Trans‐Subversions in Global Media Networks, Curated by Jian Chen, (2011) Chilean Premiere, Cine Arte Alameda, Santiago de Chile, (2012) Berlin Premiere, BPFF, Berlin, Germany (2012) Kino Movimento, National Short Film Day in Germany (2012) Donau Festival, Krems, Austria (2013) Brazil Premiere, PopPorn Film Festival, Sao Paulo, Brazil (2013) Review of Aventuras Familiares by Transmedia Scholar Dr. Jian Chen http://hemi.nyu.edu/hemi/es/e-misferica-81/chen Director Bios Cheto Castellano is a visual artist and filmmaker. He was born in Chile but now leads a nomadic lifestyle between the Americas and Asia. His current work explores how colonialities of power, nature, and gender produce conditions of slavery and oppression for both human and non-human species. Three recent collaborative projects, Kiltr@s (2012), Revisiting Art Farm (2012), and SEEDBANK (2012), develop transmedia methodologies for multispecies storytelling using visual anthropology, video installation and architectural design. He is the co-founder of Sin Kabeza Productions, a multimodal artist-activist research platform dedicated to the creation and dissemination of experimental transmedia that was recently recognized for its socially engaged art practice. Lissette Olivares is an artist, activist, and transmedia storyteller that is committed to interdisciplinary approaches to knowledge production. Her work as an artist-agent investigates the realm of human, animal and ecological exploitation through diverse technologies including creative writing, performance, intervention, experimental video and multimedia installation. Three recent collaborative projects, Kiltr@s (2012), Revisiting Art Farm (2012), and SEEDBANK (2012), develop transmedia methodologies for multispecies ethnography using visual anthropo(zoo)logy, video installation and architectural design. She is the co-founder of Sin Kabeza Productions, a multimodal artist-activist research platform dedicated to the creation and dissemination of experimental transmedia that was recently recognized for its socially engaged art practice. Daniel Benavides is a Chilean filmmaker. In 2007 he completed a feature length film, Un Asesino Entre Nosotros, (An assassin amongst us) a thriller based on a murder case  

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in the south of Chile. He received his cinematic training in the University of Chile and in Cuba’s Film School. He began his career with two shorts that explore and intervine subtle formal elements of narrative cinematorgraphy and that incorporate simple but captivating stories. He currently lives in Santiago and works as a consultant in numerous audio-visual projects. Sin Kabeza Productions 2011

 

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