The panamerican road construction that links Chile from north to south, stumbles with the biggest archaeological site of the Coquimbo region: El Olivar, an enormous native settlement which houses numerous prehistoric tombs from different cultures, among them, the peak of the Diaguita Culture.
The Diaguitas (800 - 1536 a.d.), studied by archaeologists since 1920 onwards, and well-known for their sophisticated pottery and geometric patterns, reveals more than 700 years of chilean prehistoric times and their connection to the territory, discovering this time, a profound conception of time and death.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR:
Emilia Simonetti Bochetti was born on Chiloé Island in the south of Chilean territory.
Very young she moved to the coastal city of La Serena, in the semi-arid north of Chile. After studying filmmaking at the university, in 2015 she returns to the city of La Serena to work as a documentary photographer in the "El Olivar archaeological rescue", where she works for two consecutive years and decides to apply for this material to the Audiovisual Fund of the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Chilean Heritage.
From then on, Emilia has committed herself to cultural projects that help to reconstruct the cultural memory of her country.
AWARDS and SCREENINGS:
AEI, Cyprus Archaeological, Ethnographic and Historical Film Festival, 2020.
- Year2019
- Runtime65 minutes
- LanguageSpanish
- CountryChile
- PremiereUSA
- DirectorEmilia Simonetti Bochetti
- ProducerProtovisión Audiovisual
The panamerican road construction that links Chile from north to south, stumbles with the biggest archaeological site of the Coquimbo region: El Olivar, an enormous native settlement which houses numerous prehistoric tombs from different cultures, among them, the peak of the Diaguita Culture.
The Diaguitas (800 - 1536 a.d.), studied by archaeologists since 1920 onwards, and well-known for their sophisticated pottery and geometric patterns, reveals more than 700 years of chilean prehistoric times and their connection to the territory, discovering this time, a profound conception of time and death.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR:
Emilia Simonetti Bochetti was born on Chiloé Island in the south of Chilean territory.
Very young she moved to the coastal city of La Serena, in the semi-arid north of Chile. After studying filmmaking at the university, in 2015 she returns to the city of La Serena to work as a documentary photographer in the "El Olivar archaeological rescue", where she works for two consecutive years and decides to apply for this material to the Audiovisual Fund of the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Chilean Heritage.
From then on, Emilia has committed herself to cultural projects that help to reconstruct the cultural memory of her country.
AWARDS and SCREENINGS:
AEI, Cyprus Archaeological, Ethnographic and Historical Film Festival, 2020.
- Year2019
- Runtime65 minutes
- LanguageSpanish
- CountryChile
- PremiereUSA
- DirectorEmilia Simonetti Bochetti
- ProducerProtovisión Audiovisual