A SHORT FILM BY Cristobal León Joaquín Cociña
THE BONES
«THE BONES» IS A FICTITIOUS ACCOUNT OF THE WORLD’S FIRST STOP-MOTION ANIMATED FILM. DATED 1901 AND EXCAVATED IN 2021, THE FOOTAGE DOCUMENTS A RITUAL PERFORMED BY A GIRL WHO APPEARS TO USE HUMAN CORPSES. EMERGING IN THE RITUAL ARE DIEGO PORTALES AND JAIME GUZMÁN, CENTRAL FIGURES IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORITARIAN AND OLIGARCHIC CHILE.
festivals and awards
• Venice International Film Festival – Premio Orizzonti al Mejor Cortometraje
• Sitges Film Festival – Premio de la Crítica al Mejor Cortometraje
• Hong Kong International Film Festival – Premio del Jurado
• Guadalajara International Film Festival
• Viennale International Film Festival
• DOK Leipzig
• Jeonju International Film Festival
• Stockholm International Film Festival
• Montreal Festival du Nouveau Cinéma
• Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata
• Miami Film Festival
Credits
Written and directed by: Cristóbal León & Joaquín Cociña
Produced by: Lucas Engel
Original Music and Sound Design: Tim Fain
Executive Producers: Ari Aster, Adam Butterfield, Lucas Engel
Cinematography and Post-Production Supervision: Niles Atallah
Director of Photography: Cristóbal León, Joaquín Cociña, Niles Atallah
Art Direction: Natalia Geisse, Joaquín Cociña, Cristóbal León
Set and Costume Design: Natalia Geisse
Editing: Joaquín Cociña
Production Companies: Diluvio & Pista B
