SOUTH PLUG: LATITUDES, 6min., Spain
Directed by Juan de Dios Valdivieso
South Plug presents “Latitudes”, a documentary series that follows the lives of 5 artists from the Latin electronic music scene and Chile as country of origin. From different cities around the world and under their own gaze or lens, we follow them through an intimate journey through their lives. A tribute to the human spirit and its ability to adapt, a window into the reality of an artist.

https://southplug.com/en/south-plug-presents-latitudes/

Get to know the filmmaker:

1. What motivated you to make this film?
The motivation comes from the desire to learn more deeply about people's inspirations, their creative worlds and realities. It seems to me that each character has a thousand and one things to tell, as well as each story and its possibilities.

2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you
to make this film?
This project was financed and supported by Chile's National Fund for Cultural Development and the Arts, and was ready to be produced in 2020, just when the pandemic arrived. So, of course, it has taken a while, 3-4 years, but more than anything it has been to understand, both on our side and that of the distributors, that this new reality presented an opportunity worth exploring.

3. How would you describe your film in two words!?
Artist Reality

4. What was the biggest obstacle you faced in completing this film?
Directing, possibly it was to achieve a fluid communication with each artist. Each line of conversation had its times and forms, which required a lot of order, firmness and empathy.
From the production side, gaining access to the distributor so that what was agreed upon could be fulfilled, looking for ways that suited both parties.

5. What were your initial reactions when watching the audience talking
about your film in the feedback video?
It feels great to see that your work has been reviewed and commented on by others. I think that makes it all worthwhile.

6. When did you realize that you wanted to make films?
It has always been in me, to record and itnerés for lives, people. I guess it all became more serious about 10 years ago when I got more deeply into the art scene.

7. What film have you seen the most in your life?
It's probably somewhere in between The Big Lebowski, Groundhog Day

10. What is your favorite meal?
Smalahove

11. What is next for you? A new film?
That's right, working on a script for a dramatic fiction series (with some reality), a music video and always under the arm, documentary projects.