Where the Silence is Heard

A creative journey into the present of cultural spaces in Latin America.

Picho tries to get a profile picture that represents him, while the family WhatsApp chat demands him to be present at the vertiginous loss of autonomy of the grandfather. Between missed calls, bombardment of images, emojis and stickers, we access the digital intimacy of a young man conflicted with the expectations of others and his own.

When Gabriela finds out that Zoila, the Mapuche nanny from her childhood, does not appear in the family tapes, she begins to inquire about the maternal relationship that unites them.

Gabriela returns to her family home in Chile, left behind after exile. Between her grandparents' tenderness and her mother's emotional distance, she begins to question how love can endure when shaped by fear, absence, and silence.