In almost 90 minutes of the most recent productions, “Our Present” offers a journey through the most contemporary Latin American animations.
Most outstanding works include “The Strange Case of the Bullet Man” (2023) by Beto Valencia from Ecuador; “Humo” (2023) by Rita Basulto Chavez from México, awarded by Stop Motion Our Fest (SMOF) for Best Latin American Animated Short Film; and “Beast” (2021) by Hugo Covarrubias from Chile, nominated for Best Animated Short Film at the Oscars, in 2022.
Full screening runtime: 80’
The Cinematheque
200–1131 Howe Street. Vancouver, BC. Canada V6Z 2L7
CHILEMONOS in Vancouver, acknowledges that it takes place on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. We express our respect to the many territorial guardians of the lands and waters where we work, both past and present.