University of Kent

Graduate Student, School of Anthropology and Conservation

Thesis Title: Contemporary Chilean cinema: Film practices and narratives of national cinema within the Chilean "cinematographic community"

About

My current research involves an ethnographic approach to film as social practice. Specifically, I explore the narratives of “Chilean cinema” embodied in the performances of Chilean film professionals. I am particullary interested in examing how different agents negotiate their creative practices in particular social sites, like international film festivals, where not only "national" but also global and local trends converge.


Prior my PhD, I have worked as an independant researcher, exploring different aspects of the relationship between anthropology and cinema. My previous research have addressed visual representations of indigenous peoples in Chilean films, and national representations in contemporary Chilean cinema. Recent Research includes a project on "Chile Films" (1941-1949), the failed Chilean film industry national project; and other on the politics of Chilean documentary film after Pinochet's dictatorship.