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My imaginary country

Patricio Guzman’s My Imaginary Country followed the story of 2019’s Chilean protests that ranged from a wide range of issues. From women’s rights, the political elections, and general human rights, Guzman highlights them in a way that is not only approachable but powerful. When you have such an everyday person movement, one that appeals to the masses of everyone, no matter their stature in the country, it’s important to know how to approach it. Guzman has shown through multiple instances his acute understanding of this. He goes back to his well of narration, a thing he does himself and very well. Along with delivering the messages of the people in an easy-to-understand way. The footage isn’t perfect; a lot of times, it looks as if you could have taken it with an iPhone, and his crew is right in the middle of everything. You see the images flash on your screen as if you’re one of the people there. Guzman shows you aspects of this revolution that, if done differently, could have looked down upon those in it. Instead of approaching it from a filmmaker’s perspective and then trying to humanize the issues, he worked the other way. He tried to humanize and recognize what people were fighting for and then figure out how to film it.


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