Nobody Can Stop the Revolution

Nobody Can Stop the Revolution

1976 · 6 min · Animation, War

Combining collage animation and live action, this short depicts the achievements of the Chilean people under the Allende government and the subsequent reversal of this progress following the military coup. The collages were created by East German media artist Lutz Dammbeck; the Chilean artists Juan Forch and Vivienne Barry did the animation.

Directed by Juan Forch

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