isla santa maría & isla del trueno
graw böckler's film documents a journey to a magical pacific island in the bay of arauco, as well as the filming of a collaborative super-8 project. the islanders harvesting seaweed and the animals roaming freely are given as much attention as the ambitious film collective. excursions, shared meals, planning, filming and the group members' self-reflection become absurd theatre and material for graw böckler's creative experimentation. isla santa maría is the 70-minute 'making of' for the three-minute super-8 film isla del trueno by the grupo de búsqueda from concepción, chile. in 'isla del trueno', a young woman travels to an island off the coast of chile to join the local resistance against exploitation by speculators. both films are shown back-to-back, starting with the 70-minute making-of "isla santa maría" and ending with the results of the documented efforts: the three-minute experimental super-8 film "isla del trueno".
"isla santa maría", starring: manuel rivera zamorano, fabian fonseca medina, cristóbal parra muñoz, mario gomez, natascha cecilia de cortillas diego, sara latorre, music & video: graw böckler, 70 min. uhd, concepción / berlin 2026
"isla del trueno" by grupo de búsqueda, super-8 film to digital, 3:20 min., concepción / berlin 2025
projekt page: https://filmfreeway.com/Isla_Santa_Maria
password: maria
