OUTSIDER GIRLS
Las demás
Saturday, Sept 7 at 6:15 PM
Saturday, Sept 14 at 8:15 PM
The Cinematheque
Director: Alexandra Hyland
Chile | 2024 | Spanish with English subtitles | 81 min | Drama
Preceded by the short film Lupe Q and the Galactic Corn Cake
Sliding Scale Tickets:
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Plus $3 VLAFF Membership required
Rafaela and Gabriela are best friends. Rafa’s unexpected pregnancy threatens the pink and extravagant oasis they have built. Abortion in Chile is illegal, but not impossible, and together they must face the hostility of the system to have the procedure done without bursting their precious bubble and their relationship.
Rafaela y Gabriela son mejores, mejores amigas. El inesperado embarazo de Rafa, amenaza el rosado y extravagante oasis que han construido. El aborto en Chile es ilegal, pero no imposible y juntas deberán enfrentar la hostilidad del sistema, para realizarse el procedimiento sin reventar su preciosa burbuja ni su relación.
“Hyland logra representar de manera excepcional una circunstancia complicada que muchas mujeres enfrentan en todo el mundo: estar embarazadas sin desearlo en un país donde el aborto es ilegal.“
Juan Pablo Russo
Special Jury Prize, Seattle International Film Festival, 2019
Best Director of Photography in Feature Film in Official International Competition, Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema, 2023
International Competition – Best Performance, Santiago International Film Festival, 2023
ALEXANDRA HYLAND
Alexandra Hyland studied film at the Universidad Católica de Chile. As a screenwriter she has participated in the Guadalajara Co-Production Meeting, the Ventana Sur Market and Talent Campus Buenos Aires, while with her debut feature Las Demás she participated in the Ibermedia Development Lab, the FemCine Screenwriting Lab, and Sanfic’s Santiago Lab, where she won the Tribeca Award to participate in the Tribeca Industry Market in New York.
This film qualifies for the People’s Choice Award, presented by
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