Marcela Said

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Marcela Said
Born (1972-03-26) 26 March 1972 (age 52)
Santiago, Chile
Citizenship
  • Chilean
  • French
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter.
Years active1999–present
SpouseJean de Certeau
Children1

Marcela Paz Said Cares (born 26 March 1972) is a Franco-Chilean director and screenwriter.

Life and career

Marcela Said obtained a degree in aesthetics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.[1] In 1997, Said moved to France, studying film and media at the Paris-Sorbonne University.

In 1999, Said's first documentary, Valparaíso, premiered, produced by

Altazor Award.[2]

In 2006, Said directed a third documentary,

Altazor Award in the category of best documentary.,[5]

In 2013, Said's film The Summer of Flying Fish premiered in the Directors' Fortnight at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.[6][7] The fictional film tells the story of young Manena, on vacation in the south of Chile, and explores the Mapuche conflict and Mapuche culture in Chile.

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ Marcela Said Cares Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine. Cinechile.cl. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  2. ^ Marcela Said, I Love Pinochet Archived 2012-01-10 at the Wayback Machine. Premioaltazor.cl. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  3. ^ Opus Dei, A Silent Crusade. Adoc: Association of Chilean documentary filmmakers. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  4. ^ El Mocito, la cinta sobre el sirviente de la DINA que irá al festival de Berlín. La Tercera. 6 February 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  5. ^ Marcela Said y Jean de Certeau Archived 2013-01-02 at the Wayback Machine. Premioaltazor.cl.Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  6. ^ Chile en Cannes. La Tercera. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  7. ^ La Psicomagia de Jodorowsky hipnotiza Cannes. El Mercurio online. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.

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