SF ShortsLove from Santiago Screened Oct. 23-25
“Embrace a young woman’s courage to run away from an abusive man, as she ventures on the open road from desert to sea through enchanting Chilean environs to spawn a new life.” – F3 Film Magazine
Love from Santiago UK, Chile Narrative Film Website
A semi-autobiographical telling of the director’s own mothers experience at the hands of his father, a story of escape, survival and love.
The film, documents the immediate days after a girl escapes an abusive relationship. Creeping out in the early morning she flees into the open desert. Heading as far as she can get, anywhere, just not there, not anymore.
‘Love From Santiago is a a homage, to how the strength of a mothers love can overcome the most traumatic circumstances. A portrait of a young woman travelling across Latin America, taking back her power as she breaks away from a violent life and begins to start again' - Inti Rowland (Writer/Director)
Having co-written and performed the songs that feature in the film, this project brings together for the first time, Inti’s work in both the mediums he has given his life to - film and music. Through this unique approach to storytelling, he unites the emotional language of these two incredibly powerful art forms.
A semi-autobiographical telling of the director’s own mothers experience at the hands of his father, a story of escape, survival and love.
The film, documents the immediate days after a girl escapes an abusive relationship. Creeping out in the early morning she flees into the open desert. Heading as far as she can get, anywhere, just not there, not anymore.
‘Love From Santiago is a a homage, to how the strength of a mothers love can overcome the most traumatic circumstances. A portrait of a young woman travelling across Latin America, taking back her power as she breaks away from a violent life and begins to start again' - Inti Rowland (Writer/Director)
Having co-written and performed the songs that feature in the film, this project brings together for the first time, Inti’s work in both the mediums he has given his life to - film and music. Through this unique approach to storytelling, he unites the emotional language of these two incredibly powerful art forms.
DIRECTOR PROFILE
Inti Rowland
Director Bio : Inti is a musician and filmmaker living and working in London.
He was born in Chile to a travelling painter of a mother and a musician and chronic drunk of a father. He moved back to the UK as a small child and was raised by his single mother in London.
After a brief stint studying fine art at college, Inti left to pursue a career as a musician, he spent several years writing and recording, releasing records to critical acclaim and touring internationally. Initially under his own name and later under the Rivera moniker.
Throughout this time Inti began to work more and more with film as a medium, creating visualisers and music videos both for his own music and on commission for other artists and record labels.
In 2017 Inti embarked on his most ambition project to date - Love From Santiago - his debut short film, a story based on his own mothers experience at the hands of his father. A project that brings together for the first time, his work in both the mediums he has dedicated his life to - film and music. Storytelling with a unique approach, that bring together the emotional language of two incredibly powerful art forms.
Director Statement : This film is the story of my mother’s escape. The story I told myself as a child.
I was born in Chile in 1992 - my mother and father met whilst travelling around Latin America. They fell in love and she joined him, travelling with his band as they went from city to city performing. Several months past and she fell pregnant, they were very young.
My father, at nineteen already had a daughter and he was an alcoholic, who over time became abusive. A man, who I hear (we never met) was kind and sweet at his core, but had gone too far down a dark road. The pressure of growing up during the Chilean dictatorship, which tortured it’s own people and provided very little economic opportunity or equality - meaning that he, like many, turned to alcohol to cloud over a harsh reality. While this provides some insight into the world he grew up in, it does not excuse his behaviour, his violence, his drinking and his neglect for those around him.
My mum decided she had to leave, she had to go home. It wasn’t safe or right to be there any more. No person should live in fear for their safety or the safety of their child, especially at the hands of their partner. Despite being alone on the other side of the world, she found the strength to leave a toxic situation.
Love From Santiago is a homage to her strength. A portrait of a young woman travelling across Latin America, taking back her power as she breaks away from a violent life and begins to start again.
Director Bio : Inti is a musician and filmmaker living and working in London.
He was born in Chile to a travelling painter of a mother and a musician and chronic drunk of a father. He moved back to the UK as a small child and was raised by his single mother in London.
After a brief stint studying fine art at college, Inti left to pursue a career as a musician, he spent several years writing and recording, releasing records to critical acclaim and touring internationally. Initially under his own name and later under the Rivera moniker.
Throughout this time Inti began to work more and more with film as a medium, creating visualisers and music videos both for his own music and on commission for other artists and record labels.
In 2017 Inti embarked on his most ambition project to date - Love From Santiago - his debut short film, a story based on his own mothers experience at the hands of his father. A project that brings together for the first time, his work in both the mediums he has dedicated his life to - film and music. Storytelling with a unique approach, that bring together the emotional language of two incredibly powerful art forms.
Director Statement : This film is the story of my mother’s escape. The story I told myself as a child.
I was born in Chile in 1992 - my mother and father met whilst travelling around Latin America. They fell in love and she joined him, travelling with his band as they went from city to city performing. Several months past and she fell pregnant, they were very young.
My father, at nineteen already had a daughter and he was an alcoholic, who over time became abusive. A man, who I hear (we never met) was kind and sweet at his core, but had gone too far down a dark road. The pressure of growing up during the Chilean dictatorship, which tortured it’s own people and provided very little economic opportunity or equality - meaning that he, like many, turned to alcohol to cloud over a harsh reality. While this provides some insight into the world he grew up in, it does not excuse his behaviour, his violence, his drinking and his neglect for those around him.
My mum decided she had to leave, she had to go home. It wasn’t safe or right to be there any more. No person should live in fear for their safety or the safety of their child, especially at the hands of their partner. Despite being alone on the other side of the world, she found the strength to leave a toxic situation.
Love From Santiago is a homage to her strength. A portrait of a young woman travelling across Latin America, taking back her power as she breaks away from a violent life and begins to start again.