{"id":9990,"date":"2021-03-05T20:26:44","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T20:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemachile.cl\/?p=9990"},"modified":"2021-03-23T20:49:51","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T20:49:51","slug":"maite-alberdi-una-mujer-que-hace-historia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antes.cinemachile.cl\/en\/maite-alberdi-creating-stories-making-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Maite Alberdi: Creating stories, making history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maite Alberdi is making history! With <\/span><b><i>The Mole Agent<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, she has demonstrated her capacity to make films that touch people globally, films that are empathetic and deep, with humor and wit, portraying universal narratives that defend a transversal cause: <\/span><b>the rights of senior citizens<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TMrT4FER5OU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019re on the eve of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.academiadecine.com\/premios\/premios-goya\/\">Goya Awards<\/a>, and with the <a href=\"https:\/\/cinemachile.cl\/premios-goya-maite-alberdi-participa-en-conversatorio-previo-a-la-ceremonia-de-este-sabado\/\">nomination of <\/a><\/span><b><i>The Mole Agent<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for Best Iberoamerican Film, Maite could MAKE HISTORY in becoming the first female Chilean director to win the distinction as well as the first documentary <\/span><b>in the world<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to win the category.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also on the agenda is the announcement of the Oscar nominations, where it\u2019s shortlisted in two categories (Best Documentary and Best Foreign Language Film), another double landmark for Chilean cinema.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amid so much excitement and hubbub, we wanted to take a second to hold a magnifying glass (like Sergio\u2019s!) to Maite\u2019s career, and pay homage through 5 milestones that have distinguished her cinema.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>1.- A NEW VOICE IS BORN IN THE NATIONAL FILM SCENE\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the start, it was evident that Maite\u2019s authorial style was something completely different and unprecedented, leaving her mark on the national scene. With short films like <\/span><b><i>Reel Down<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2004), <\/span><b><i>The Trapeze Artists<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2005), and <\/span><b><i>The Hairdressers<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2007), we saw her interest in creating stories out of an acute observation of the simplicity of the everyday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>The Lifeguard <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(IDFA, 2011), her first feature film, continued to deepen this observant and perceptive gaze, full of laughter and moving details. The portrait of a lifeguard working on a Chilean beach generated many conversations about the national idiosyncrasy and documentary poetics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maite Alberdi, a director who, from the very beginning, has generated debate, laughter, intrigue, and never-before-seen cinematic worlds!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>2.- HER FIRST GOYA NOMINATION<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2016 we saw Maite take a great international leap with <\/span><b><i>Tea Time<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which among many other recognitions, was the <\/span><b>first documentary nominated <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for the Goya Award for Best Iberoamerican Film.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In portraying the friendship rituals of a circle of elderly women who have known each other for more than 60 years, the film creates a masterful balance between what is intimate and what is universal. From that point on, this became a characteristic in all of Maite\u2019s work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This universality managed to captivate global audiences, and <\/span><b><i>Tea Time<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> won awards in Colombia (FICCI), South Korea (EIDF), Mexico (FICG), United States (MIAMI), and the Netherlands (IDFA), among many others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also positioned senior citizens as a focal point in her work, something that we would later see in <\/span><b><i>I&#8217;m Not From Here<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2016) and <\/span><b><i>The Mole Agent<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2020).<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>3.- HER AUTHOR-DRIVEN GAZE PLAYS WITH REALITY<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Known worldwide for her cinematic signature, Maite has created a unique style that mixes drama with humor, the absurd with the heartwarming, and mise en scene with reality. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In daring to push these limits, she has made it clear that no matter the world or characters she decides to portray, her authorial vision transcends, and no one remains indifferent.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>4.- HER WORK CAPTIVATES GLOBAL AUDIENCES\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <\/span><b><i>The Grown-Ups<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2016), Maite focused her gaze on a group of friends with Down Syndrome who have been attending the same school for more than 40 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The film delves into a never-before-approached social phenomenon that has to do with an ever-growing life expectancy of persons with Down Syndrome and the quality of life to which they have access as adults.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> With few possibilities for social growth due to the scarcity of labor inclusion, the film also examines their romantic relationships, interpersonal dynamics, hopes, and achievements. Thus, Maite manages to integrate the dichotomy between the social and intimate spheres, between personal and political.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The film achieved a key role in the discussion of a Law of Labor Inclusion in 2017, which integrated people with intellectual disabilities. Once again, Maite demonstrated that the power of cinema transcends the screen.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>5.- SHE KEEPS MAKING HISTORY WITH <\/b><b><i>THE MOLE AGENT<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With <\/span><b><i>The Mole Agent<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Maite is making history on many different fronts! With much pride and admiration, we want to highlight all the achievements that Maite and her film are attaining for the first time:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having been shortlisted for the Oscars in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">two<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> categories: Best Documentary and Best Foreign Language Film<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having been selected by the Chilean Film Academy to represent Chile for international awards.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a Chilean <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">documentary<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to represent Chile in the international category at the Oscars.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">female<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Chilean director has been shortlisted for the Oscars, not to mention in two categories!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b><i>Maite Alberdi is making history for Chilean cinema!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maite Alberdi is making history! 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