'Cobija' is a poetic journey to the Atacama Desert, where roots, identities, and the echo of a lost treasure are revealed through memory.
Pamela Pequeño's third feature film invites us on a journey back to Cobija. With keen sensitivity and an intimate gaze, the director explores a territory forgotten by time, where the intrigue stems from the power of reality. Through fragments of memory, everyday gestures, and still landscapes, the film becomes an expression of admiration for a place that endures. It is a cinema that observes, that listens, from the seemingly simple, giving the viewer the opportunity to reconnect with what has been left behind.
Josefa Infante Lozano, FIDOCS Programming Assistant 29
Pamela Pequeño (Santiago, Chile) is a director and screenwriter. She began her career on the clandestine program "Teleanálisis" during the Chilean dictatorship. She has directed the documentaries "Estación Trabajadores" (1989), "La hija de O'Higgins" (2001, FIDOCS, FICValdivia), "Dungun, la lengua" (2012, FICValdivia), and "Cobija" (2025, Cinélatino Toulouse). She is currently developing her next feature film, "Un archivo futuro" (A Future Archive), and the documentary series "Las bravas" (The Braves).