El Canon

country, year

Chile, 2024

genre

fiction

running time

19’

directed by

Martín Seeger

languages

Spanish

about the film

Jean, a Haitian migrant in Chile, is admired everywhere he goes. His body represents all the classical values of the academy. However, in the anonymity of his existence, he is also a canon of marginality.

about the author

Martín Seeger (1983) is a director and screenwriter from Chile. He directs the production company Nacrovia Cine and is also an academic at various universities. Currently he is also producing the feature films “The Red Spot” (fiction) and “Window” (documentary).

filmography: 

  • 2024 – El Canon, The Canon, short film
  • 2009 – Piotr, Una mala traduction, comedy