José Román

Vías paralelas

Cristián Sánchez, Sergio Navarro

Belén Allasio, Luis Alarcón

A former public-services worker wants to return to his job. In the attempt, he meets wandering people, who seek "parallel ways" of survival in a chaotic socio-political context in Chile, after the 1973 Coup d'état .

Recado de Chile

José Román

A documentary about the activities carried out by the Group of Relatives of Disappeared Detainees: We see presentation of writs of protection, reports, criminal actions, hunger strikes, pacific protests, public acts. The place where minors, the children of missing detainees, are rehabilitated is also shown. Finally, an account about some members in the group is given before international Human Rights organizations.

Reportaje a Lota

José Román, Diego Bonacina

A report on the life of coal miners in the Lota region, in southern Chile, it shows their work activities, their homes, and how the rest of the family picks up coal in the seashore. This documentary is part of a series José Román made with CUT (Central Workers Union), whose negatives got lost during the raids on CUT offices after the coup d’état.