Los Huesos

Synopsis

Los Huesos is a fictitious account of the world’s first stop-motion animated film. Dated 1901 and excavated in 2021 as Chile drafts a new Constitution, the footage documents a ritual performed by a girl who appears to use human corpses. Emerging in the ritual are Diego Portales and Jaime Guzmán, central figures in the construction of authoritarian and oligarchic Chile.

PROFILE

Cristóbal León, Joaquín Cociña

Cristóbal León and Joaquín Cociña are a Chilean artistic duo created in 2007. Their solo and collective work has been shown internationally in individual and group exhibitions. Their cinematographic work has been recognized worldwide by critics and the public. Their first feature film ”The Wolf House” premiered at the Berlin Film Festival, won the Best Film Award at the Annecy Film Festival, among many other awards, and was considered by the IGN site as one of the 10 Best Animated Films of history.

INFORMATION

Cristóbal León, Joaquín Cociña
2021 | Chile | 0:14:22