Josefina Pérez-García

The real estate industry has destabilized the natural surroundings of the city of Concón, on the Chilean coast, forcing the inhabitants and landscapes of the region to find new ways to adapt and survive. “Nidal” depicts the cohabitating of species and the accelerated transformation of the landscapes due to human occupation.

Chile, 1976. Carmen heads off to her beach house. When the family priest asks her to take care of a young man he is sheltering in secret, Carmen steps onto unexplored territories, away from the quiet life she is used to.

It traces the work of Vicente Ruiz and his creative process, the emotional impulses behind his work and the constant search for change. With archival footage and testimonies, the documentary explores the social role of art through one of the leading figures of Chilean counterculture in the 1980s.