A live video performance that reimagines Carlos Flores' short film 'El Estado soy yo' (1980). Body, music, and archive intertwine to project a film yet to come, where the work neither returns nor adapts: it appears in a different form.
Carlos Flores is a filmmaker with a Master's degree in Art Theory and History. He founded the Chilean Film School, where he taught and served as academic director until 2009. He is a tenured professor at the University of Chile's Film School. His filmography includes notable works such as 'Nutuayin Mapu', 'Descomedidos y chascones', 'Pepe Donoso', 'El Charles Bronson chileno', 'El Estado soy yo', and 'Satelitenis'. He has published the books: ‘Eccéntricos y astutos’, ‘Idénticamente desigualdad’, and ‘El cine imperfecto de Carlos Flores’.
Sebastián Arriagada is an artist, researcher, and filmmaker. He is a professor at the University of Chile and a PhD candidate at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. His work explores technical imagery and the limits of representation. He has been recognized at various international and national film festivals, including The Alchemy Film Festival, Ultracinema, Corriente No Ficción, FIVIA, FIDOCS, and FICValdivia.