Patricio Guzmán Masterclass at Chapter, Cardiff

Award-winning Documentary Director, Patricio Guzmán, and Producer Renate Sachse, gave an in-depth masterclass at Chatper, Cardiff, unpicking Patricio's methods and motivations and exploring the significance of his films over the last three decades.
Patricio Guzmán was born in Santiago de Chile in 1941. The director of the Chilean trilogy The Battle Of Chile is one of the great filmmakers of Latin American cinema. As an adolescent, he was inspired by the work of Chris Marker, Frederic Rossif and Louis Malle. Patricio Guzmán studied filmmaking in Chile and Spain where he graduated in 1970. He returned to Chile in 1971 and directed his first documentary, The First Year, which covered the first 12 months of Salvador Allende's government. Chris Marker, impressed by the film, offered to help get it seen in France. Two years later, Marker again provided invaluable assistance when he donated the raw stock necessary to commence filming The Battle of Chile, Guzmán’s trilogy about Allende's final year. Filming on this project continued until the very day of the coup. That day, Guzmán was imprisoned in Santiago's infamous football stadium, where he remained for 15 days. He was able to get out of Chile in late November 1973, with the film material for his trilogy in his luggage. The film was edited in Cuba and released to great acclaim.
He has since directed a number of award-winning documentaries, mostly focused on Chilean concerns, including In God's Name, about the Catholic Church's fight for human rights in Chile, and Chile, Obstinate Memory, which addresses collective political amnesia. Nostalgia For The Light won the documentary award from the European Film Academy in 2010. The Pearl Button is the second film of what will become a trilogy. It was awarded the Silver Bear for best script at the Berlin Film Festival (2015).

[@pinguinomutante998]

Excelente presentación de Patricio Guzmán, saludos Desde la Patagonia-Chile.

[@vianeyguzman3542]

Gran documentalista y excelente presentación, igual admirable el trabajo del intérprete.

[@luissegovia8205]

La batalla de chile debe ser uno de los más grandes documentales jamás filmados

[@007MrFelix]

excelente entrevista y que buen maestro!

[@lizrincon8268]

Maestro quiero ser como tú

[@MayanaNeivaOficial]

belo! Genial e muito terno!

[@Imilliaful]

Me gustaría aprender de él

[@Imilliaful]

Me estoy mirando todas sus películas. Sobre todo los documentales sobre violacion de Derechos Humanos. Leí en algún lado que él trabajó con Chist Marker. Me fascina su punto de vista