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Made in Argentina and Chile – Short Films Programme
A curated showcase of seven short films, presented as part of Qatar’s Years of Culture programme with Argentina and Chile. Celebrating bold new voices from both nations, the compelling slate highlights diverse stories, cinematic craft, and cultural perspectives that connect audiences across continents through the power of film.
Made in Argentina & Chile Short Film Programme

At 4,000 metres on the Andean plateau, a 15-year-old Venezuelan crosses into Chile. A journey where borders are more than lines, and endurance turns fear into resolve.
A fifteen-year-old leaves Venezuela for the Chilean coast, remembering the night she crossed the Andean plateau at 4,000 metres. Between snow and salt, alpacas and outposts, the border becomes less a line than a social reality. A place where past and present, hope and danger meet. Shifting between observation and evocation, the film listens to breath and wind, to a presence that guides as strength fails, proposing a quiet, incisive kind of political cinema anchored in endurance.

Credits

Director
Matías Rojas Vaencia

About the Director

Matías Rojas Vaencia
Matías Rojas Valencia is a Chilean filmmaker. His debut feature ‘Raíz’ premiered at San Sebastián and won Best Chilean Film at Valdivia, screening at Havana, Cartagena de Indias, BAFICI, Palm Springs, Pesaro, Tübingen, Málaga, New York, Glasgow and Miami. He produced the short ‘Necesito Saber’ through the Cannes Factory Programme. His second feature, ‘Un Lugar Llamado Dignidad’ premiered in Tallin