Chile - 2007

Synopsis: In 1985, Gabriel, a five-year-old child is present when Roberto Parada is informed during a performance that his son has been murdered.  Fifteen years later, Gabriel finds himself studying drama along with Angel and Maria. Influenced by the acting techniques of Antonin Artaud, they begin to experiment with their own lives in search of emotions. They will become familiar with dangerous realities of contemporary society, simultaneously experimenting a dead-end journey towards their own past, identity and deepest fears.

  After dropping our of Business School and during his ensuing studies at Universidad del Cine and workshops at NYU in film directing and acting, Sebastian Aloi worked on a feature film, “The Tango Lesson”, as production assistant and translator for German cinematographer Robby Müller. 

He founded Aeroplano and, in 2003, released his first feature, “The Bottom of the Sea”, winner of more than 20 international prizes at different film festivals, including Mar del Plata, San Sebastián and Toulouse.

He has also produced stage shows on the famous Calle Corrientes in Buenos Aires and, since 2005, has focused on features.

An actor and director, his better-known works as a playwright include  "I Was Not This Way…", which denounced the abuses of the military establishment and "Voices", dealing with censorship in the Chilean press.

As a TV Director, OCIOTV was nominated as one of the best programs in Chile. In the film industry, he has directed and participated in numerous projects, such as "Memories", a short film on bulimia.

At present he is involved with BF, a film distribution company responsible for bringing independent films to Chile. Matias studied acting in Chile and filmmaking at UCLA.