Marcela Paz Said Cares (born 26 March 1972) is a Franco-Chilean director and screenwriter.

Life and career

Marcela Said obtained a degree in aesthetics from the

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (''PUC or UC Chile'') ( es, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile) is one of the six Catholic Universities existing in the Chilean university system and one of the two pontifical universities i ...

. In 1997, Said moved to

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, studying film and media at the

Paris-Sorbonne University Paris-Sorbonne University (also known as Paris IV; french: Université Paris-Sorbonne, Paris IV) was a public research university in Paris, France, active from 1971 to 2017. It was the main inheritor of the Faculty of Humanities of the Universit ...

. In 1999, Said's first documentary, ''Valparaíso'', premiered, produced by Les Films d’Ici. Two years later she directed the documentary '' I Love Pinochet'', which focused on supporters of the late dictator

Augusto Pinochet Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte (, , , ; 25 November 1915 – 10 December 2006) was a Chilean general who ruled Chile from 1973 to 1990, first as the leader of the Military Junta of Chile from 1973 to 1981, being declared President of ...

. The film won awards at the Valparaíso Film Festival and the Santiago International Documentary Festival (FIDOCS), and received an

Altazor Award The Altazor Award of the National Arts or simply Altazor, is a Chilean award which is awarded annually. The winners are chosen by the own creators and performers of the arts. They were established in 1958, but were not awarded until 1999. The a ...

. In 2006, Said directed a third documentary, '' Opus Dei, una cruzada silenciosa'' (Opus Dei, A Silent Crusade) alongside Jean de Certeau. The film looked at the influence of

Opus Dei Opus Dei, formally known as the Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei ( la, Praelatura Sanctae Crucis et Operis Dei), is an institution of the Catholic Church whose members seek personal Christian holiness and strive to imbue their work an ...

in Chile. Her next film, ''The Young Butler'' (El Mocito in Spanish), focuses on the story of Jorgelino Vergara, a man who worked in a torture centre during the Chilean military regime. This documentary was also directed together with Jean de Certeau and it premiered at Forum, Berlinale 2011. ''The Young Butler'' also received an

in the category of best documentary., In 2013, Said's film

The Summer of Flying Fish ''The Summer of Flying Fish'' ( es, El Verano de los Peces Voladores) is a 2013 Chilean-French comedy-drama film directed by Marcela Said. The film premiered in the Directors' Fortnight at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. Starring Gregory Cohen, ...

premiered in the

Directors' Fortnight The Directors' Fortnight (french: Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) is an independent selection of the Cannes Film Festival. It was started in 1969 by the French Directors Guild after the events of May 1968 resulted in cancellation of the Cannes festiv ...

at the

2013 Cannes Film Festival The 66th Cannes Film Festival took place in Cannes, France, from 15 to 26 May 2013. Steven Spielberg was the head of the jury for the main competition. New Zealand film director Jane Campion was the head of the jury for the Cinéfondation and S ...

.La Psicomagia de Jodorowsky hipnotiza Cannes
El Mercurio online. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013. The fictional film tells the story of young Manena, on vacation in the south of Chile, and explores the

Mapuche conflict The Mapuche conflict ( es, conflicto mapuche) involves indigenous peoples, indigenous Mapuche communities located in Araucanía (historic region), Araucanía and nearby regions of Chile and Puelmapu, Argentina. It is often referred to as a confli ...

and

Mapuche The Mapuche ( (Mapuche & Spanish: )) are a group of indigenous inhabitants of south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina, including parts of Patagonia. The collective term refers to a wide-ranging ethnicity composed of various groups who sha ...

culture in Chile.

Selected filmography

* ''Valparaíso'' (1999) * '' I Love Pinochet'' (2001) * '' Opus Dei, una cruzada silenciosa'' (2006) * '' El mocito'' (2011) * '' El verano de los peces voladores'' (2013) * '' Los Perros'' (2017) * '' Narcos: Mexico'' (2020) *

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(2021) - director of 2 episodes * '' Gangs of London'': (2022)

References

External links

* 1972 births Living people Chilean film directors Chilean women film directors Chilean documentary film directors Women documentary filmmakers {{chile-film-director-stub