The Smaller Room

Der Kleinere Raum

59th TIFF: Greek Premiere

In a room there is a box. In the box there is a forest. In the forest there is a lost child. Living beings made of paper appear and vanish in The Smaller Room.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Direction: Cristobal León

Co-direction: Nina Wehrle

Script: Cristobal Leon & Nina Wehrle

Production: Diluvio

Producers: Nina Wehrle

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: Chile

Production Year: 2009

Duration: 3΄

Contact: La Casa Lobo, lacasalobo2018@gmail.com

Cristóbal León

Cristóbal León (born 1980, Chile) has been working with Joaquín Cociña since 2007. In their experimental films, they draw techniques from photography, drawing, sculpture, dance, and performance, to create a new interpretation of religious symbolism and magical rituals – elements that are deeply rooted in the traditional culture of Latin America. The papier mâché figures and innocent-looking drawings strongly contrast with the heavy topics, such as religion, sex and death, the films deal with. Next to their screening in international film festivals, their work is frequently exhibited in museums and biennial exhibitions in Latin America, but it has also been presented at venues such as the Whitechapel Gallery, KW Berlin, the Venice Biennial 2013 and Art Basel Statements 2012. They are represented by Upstream Gallery (Amsterdam). In 2018, the Thessaloniki Film Festival has presented a tribute to their work.

Filmography

2007 Lucía (short/co-directed)
2009 Der kleinere raum | The Smaller Room (short/ co-directed)
2011 Padre. Madre. (short/co-directed)
2013 Los Andes (short/co-directed)
2018 La Casa Lobo | The Wolf House (co-directed)
2019 Extrañas criaturas | Strange Creatures (co-directed)