Isabel celebrates her 63rd birthday with her father.
Jorge's 91st birthday.
Jorge clings firmly to a chain that allows him to go down a rung
Medical checkup for rapid weight loss and muscle mass.
Jorge and his late wife Nora pose on their vacations in front of an iconic...READ ON
Jorge and his late wife Nora pose on their vacations in front of an iconic floral clock in the coastal city of Viña del Mar.
Isabel and her father, Jorge, talk. She is surprised to notice that he has...READ ON
Isabel and her father, Jorge, talk. She is surprised to notice that he has begun to lose his memory.
Isabel changes diapers for her father, Jorge.
Jorge laughs as he remembers old trips with his wife to the coastal city of Viña del Mar.
Isabel mourns the death of her father who dies from respiratory...READ ON
Isabel mourns the death of her father who dies from respiratory complications, doctors say it may or may not have been covid-19.
Isabel after many years makes up again.
Isabel (63) takes us through a claustrophobic journey that begins with the promise she made to her mother on her deathbed. This is an intimate and self-sacrificing father-daughter relationship that has led our protagonist to confine herself for more than ten years, isolating herself and postponing her own existence for the well-being of Jorge (97), her father.
Isabel (63) nos lleva a través de un viaje claustrofóbico que inicia con la promesa que ella le hizo a su madre en el lecho de muerte. Esta es una íntima y abnegada relación padre e hija que ha llevado a nuestra protagonista a un autoencierro desde hace más de diez años, aislandose y postergando su propia existencia en función del bienestar de Jorge (97) su padre.
Adolfo Mesías
Adolfo Mesías is a multidisciplinary image-maker born in Santiago, Chile whose work is driven by sociopolitical, ethnic, and environmental concerns. He is a graduate of filmmaking and photographic practice. He has specialized in documentary photography and cinematography, being part of the VII Academy online student with Mónica Allende and Michael Robinson Chavez as mentors and of the Master PhotoEspaña in Madrid in person. The film projects he has been a part of have been shown at international film festivals such as Cinema Du Reel, Dok Leipzig, Locarno, Fidocs, New York Latino Film Festival and Center Pompidou in France. He worked as an international correspondent for SRF (Switzerland) in Chile and is in the post-production process of two documentary feature films where he was in charge of cinematography. He also directs his nonfiction debut titled "Prometeo '' and in parallel works on a trilogy of documentary photo books that addresses the Chilean social outbreak and the subsequent constituent process. The objective of Mesías is to generate awareness and understanding of sociopolitical issues through works that stimulate viewers to reflect on the current state of society to foster support for social justice and positive change.