January First

Name: January First
Director: Constanza Lobos Arévalo
Released: 2022-06-28
Cast: Demian Hernández, Maite Muñoz Larrondo

Shot on New Years in Santiago, Chile.

2022 · 22 min

December 31st, 2018. The streets of Santiago turn into the stage of a collective party where people share their wishes for the year to come. Demian and Maite, two strangers up until that night, walk through the city discovering each other amidst a sea of people. This non-fiction short film, shot on New Year's Eve, witnesses an intimate encounter in a euphoric city. Time passes by and a social revolt and a pandemic turn this footage into a portrait of an unrepeatable night.

Directed by Constanza Lobos Arévalo

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