Feature Film, HD/DCP, 99 mins, English/Spanish – 2022 

Director / Writer / Producer

Movie poster for Intersection
  • Disponible con subtítulos en español
  • Disponible avec des sous-titres en français
  • Programming and distribution inquiries: inquiry@ceciliaaraneda.ca

TRAILER

ABOUT

Synopsis: Chilean refugee Daniela (Carmen Aguirre) came to Canada as a child after her mother was assassinated during Chile’s dictatorship. Her father, Pepe, never wants to speak about Chile, but when her daughter Rocío starts to ask questions, Daniela decides to apply for Chilean citizenship for a first trip back. In doing this, however, Daniela triggers a chain of events that ends up uprooting the very foundation of her life.

Short Synopsis: Chilean refugee Daniela (Carmen Aguirre) wants to travel back to Chile to learn more about her family as her father is reluctant to talk about his past. But she is about find out much more than she expected.

Noteworthy Fact: The film’s star, Carmen Aguirre, is the international best-selling author of the book Something Fierce: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Daughter.

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS

  • Toronto Latin American Film Festival (Toronto, Canada) – October 2022
  • LatinArte (Montreal, Canada) – October 2022
  • Portland Film Festival (Portland, USA) – October 2022
  • LA Femme Film Festival (Los Angeles, USA) – October 2022
  • LATINUY Festival Internacional de Cine Latino (Punta del Este, Uruguay) – November 2022

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

  • Winnipeg Cinematheque (Winnipeg, Canada) – November 2022
  • Ottawa Art Gallery Alma Duncan Salon, presented by DARC: Digital Art Resources Centre (Ottawa, Canada) – March 2023
  • Vancouver, in a special presentation of the Vancouver Latin American Film Festival (Vancouver, Canada) – April 2023

KEY CAST

  • Carmen Aguirre – Daniela
  • Juan Chioran – Pepe
  • Eric Marroquín Lucha – Young Pepe
  • Stephen McIntyre – Mario
  • Marina Stephenson Kerr – Carmen
  • Rodrigo Beilfuss – Diego

CREDITS

  • Screenplay – Cecilia Araneda
  • Director – Cecilia Araneda
  • Producers – Joseph Novak, Cecilia Araneda
  • Production Manager – Jean Du Toit
  • Casting Director – Carmen Kotyk
  • Cinematographer – Charles Lavack
  • Production Designer – Alexis Labra
  • Costume Design – Erin May
  • Picture Editor – Chad Tremblay
  • Sound Editor – Joel Mierau
  • Composer – Karen Asmundson

FUNDERS

Produced with the participation of:

  • Telefilm Canada and the Talent Fund
  • Canada Council for the Arts
  • Manitoba Arts Council
  • Manitoba Film + Music
  • Winnipeg Arts Council

Screenplay developed with the participation of:

  • Manitoba Arts Council
  • Manitoba Film + Music
  • On Screen Manitoba

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Production photos

Young Pepe picked up by truck
Little Gabriel angry at his mother
Teen Gabriel struggles with his mother
Pepe taking photos
Daniela watches man across the street
Young Pepe on the bus
Truck in desert headed towards Pepe

Behind the scenes

On set in the desert
Director Cecilia Araneda with DOP Charles Lavack
Director Cecilia Araneda and actor Eric Marroquín Lucha
Director Cecilia Araneda with actor Juan Chioran
Kailie Bush (Hair + Makeup) with director Cecilia Araneda and actor Eric Marroquín Lucha
On set in rural Chile
Actor Salvador Gómez-Mendoza (with his mother) and director Cecilia Araneda
Actors Dan Cifuentes and Eric Marroquín Lucha
DOP Charles Lavack with Camera Operator Claude Savard
On set in the hotel room
Actor Carmen Aguirre on set
Actor Carmen Aguirre with director Cecilia Araneda

Director headshot

Headshot of Director Cecilia Araneda (2022)
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