MIXTAPE CON ALMA 28: Juan Pablo Abalo & Juan Carlos Eyzaguirre
Last December, two forces of Chilean experimental music Juan Pablo Abalo (of Los días contados) and Juan Carlos Eyzaguirre (Janaki,... Read Article
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Sixth Mapuche-Wallmapu Indigenous Cinema Festival Takes Place Online
Organised by the Mapuche of Southern Chile, self-representation is the theme of the sixth edition of the Mapuche Film and... Read Article
Chile’s Social Uprising – A Year in Photos
Since the Chilean social uprising began in October 2019, photographer Sebastian Runner has been documenting the protests, largely between Valparaíso... Read Article
Miguel Littín and Chilean Cinema’s Social Outlook
This article is by Simon Diaz-Cuffin (interview conducted by Isabel Aguilera, Ricardo Diaz-Cuffin and Simon Diaz-Cuffin) and is republished with... Read Article
Chilean Animation Pays Tribute to Land Struggles of Mapuche Indigenous Peoples
A new short animation is paying tribute to the land struggles of the Mapuche indigenous peoples of Southern Chile and... Read Article
Ocean Plastic Was Choking Chile’s Shores. Now It’s In Recycled Hats
In Tumbes, a village in southern Chile, discarded plastic fishing nets are crammed into gaps between parked cars and market stalls,... Read Article
‘Compañeras al Compás’: The Femenist Anthem of 2020 from Pascuala Ilabaca
Valparaíso-born Pascuala Ilbaca doesn’t hold back. When Chilean spokeswoman and journalist Pamela Contreras was assaulted following a day of tumultuous protests... Read Article
10 Chilean Tracks Inspired by Current Protests
Protest for social inequality in Chile haven’t stopped, even after efforts by the government to calm the airs. There may... Read Article
Web series ‘The North Pole’ takes on immigration rights and the state of political activism in 2019
Family separations, migrant detentions and deportations in the United States are no laughing matter, but the web series The North... Read Article
Listen To Farmacos New Stripped-Down Version Of ‘Amor y Porno’
Trying to create a more portable set-up for intimate shows, Farmacos reworked some of their songs with a minimal approach,... Read Article
Alex Anwandter On New Album ‘Latinoamericana’: ‘It’s About Oppressors That Exist Everywhere’
In 2016, Alex Anwandter underwent a brutal examination of Chile on his album Amiga, with songs that chronicled the aftershocks... Read Article
REVIEW Chile’s ‘Princesita’ Sparks Debate at London’s Raindance Film Festival
Princesita follows Tamara, a 12-year-old girl growing up in a cult in the rural south of Chile, being groomed towards... Read Article