Matías Rojas Valencia
Directing
Biography
Matías Rojas Valencia (born in 1984) is a Chilian director. He lived in the south of Chile until he went to Santiago to attend Film School, specializing in Screenwriting and Directing. He has made short films, documentaries and art videos. His first feature film, Root, was a finalist in the Work in Progress Competition at the Havana International Film Festival and selected for the BAL Work in Progress Competition at BAFICI, Buenos Aires. It also won the Chilean State Post Production Fund in 2013. Root was premiered in the “Horizontes Latinos” Competition at the San Sebastián Festival, 2013.
Known For
Pablo, a 12-year-old boy, receives a scholarship to attend school in the mysterious and isolated Colonia Dignidad established in Chile by German settlers. It seems to be quite a privilege for a kid like him, and he quickly becomes the favourite of the leader of the colony, Uncle Paul. Over time, Pablo witnesses some kind of strange things which happen there and make him act differently than the other students.
A Place Called Dignity
Maria, a doctor from Santiago serves in a rural hospital in Southern Chile. When 12 years-old Paola visits the hospital, Maria finds out about her terrible secret. Suspecting a family drama, Maria decides to follow the girl to her home.
Necesito saber
A senior couple lives isolated in Patagonia. They are the survivors of Colonia Dignidad, a German “School” settled during the Chilean Dictatorship. Their only purpose is to live in the present while battling the fear of being forgotten. Meanwhile, a woman facing an imminent loss of memory, tries to deliver a secret, asking for forgiveness for the guilt she has carried her whole life.
Winter Howl
The Altiplano plateau is one of the most dangerous migration routes in Latin America. A teenager recalls the night she crossed the plateau and the feeling of being accompanied by a spiritual presence that wanders like the wind.
Sunset over America
She wakes up on the floor in the middle of her living room, without remembering how she got there or when she fell asleep, with the only certainty that she is at home. But... Is it really her home? Everything looks so strange, different... darker.
Parasomnia
Thirteen-year-old Bobi lives in a small town in southern Chile. He was born with a strange condition: from the waist down, he has dog legs. His life is turned upside down when he meets Carlos, a man in his fifties who has recently lost his son and suffers from mental health issues.
Dog Legs
Matías is under pressure because his producer demands that he finish his script. Evenings often bring their moments of inspiration but her upstairs neighbor, an actor, practices tap choreography until the wee hours of the morning.