You’ll Never Be Alone

Drama, 2016

Synopsis

Tras el violento ataque que su joven hijo gay sufre luego de haber comenzado a travestirse en secreto, JUAN, un retraído administrador en una fábrica de maniquíes lucha entre pagar las exorbitantes cuentas médicas de su hijo y el esfuerzo por transformarse en socio de su jefe. Al encontrarse con callejones sin salida y traiciones inesperadas, descubrirá que el mundo que creía conocer estaba listo para ser violento también con él. Juan ya ha cometido muchos errores, pero su hijo aún puede salvarse.

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Credits

Original title
Nunca vas a estar solo
Written by
Executive Producers
Fernanda Montesi - Daniel Dreifuss - Alex Anwandter
Production Companies
Araucaria Cine - 5AM Producciones
Associate Producer
Aliventura Films (España)
Supported by
Escuela de Cine Universidad del Desarrollo - Ortega Maniquíes
Sponsored by
Municipalidad de Recoleta - CINE SUR - Reciclage I Love - Mac Cosmetics - Municipalidad de Santiago
Line Producer
Mane Garrido
Cinematography
Matias Illanes
Art Director
Andrea Contreras
Costumes
Natalia Geisse
Makeup, Hair & FX
Michelle Cervera
Sound Recording
Diego Aguilar
Editing
Felipe Galvez - Alex Anwandter
Color correction
Luis Quevedo
Sound Design
Roberto Espinoza
Sound postporduction
SONAMOS
Image postproduction
ATOMICA
Genre
Drama
Screening Format
DCP 2K
Running time
80 min

Director’s biography

Alex Anwandter IMDb

Chilean musician and music video director born in Santiago, Chile, 1983. Between 2005 and 2009 he led the band Teleradio Donoso, releasing two albums, "Gran Santiago" (2007) and "Bailar y llorar" (2008), to immediate and widespread acclaim ...in Chile and South America. He then pursued a solo career with the release of "Odisea" (2010) and "Rebeldes" (2011) both to critical and commercial acclaim with subsequent tours of the USA, Europe and South America, thus becoming one of Chile's most renowned artists.

For years a seasoned film buff, from 2005 onwards Alex Anwandter undertook directing music videos for his own projects and those of other artists, and has since directed more than a dozen videos for bands such as Javiera Mena, Teleradio Donoso and others. Highlights among these works include "Cabros" (2010), starring renowned actors Jaime Vadell and Edgardo Bruna, awarded Best Video at the Festival del Videoclip (Chile) and "Cómo puedes vivir contigo mismo?", Best Video at the Festival de Cine B (Chile).

Named by TIME Magazine as an artist "poised for stardom in the US", his music and videos have been featured from Billboard Magazine to Vice Magazine, MTV and PerezHilton.com, while NPR has celebrated his video "How Can You Live With Yourself?", a tribute to the documentary "Paris is Burning", for its courageous message of equality and non-discrimination.

In 2012, Alex Anwandter begins to prepare a new phase in his career: moved by the murder of Daniel Zamudio, a young gay man killed in a discrimination attack and a fan of his music, Anwandter writes his first screenplay "Nunca vas a estar solo". The film had its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival, in the Panorama section, dedicated to new works by established filmmakers and films in search of auteur and commercial cinema. At this event, it was awarded the Teddy Jury Award, the most important LGBT film award. It has participated to date in the Guadalajara Film Festival, Seattle Film Festival, Cine Latino Tubingen and Tel Aviv LIGBT IFF.

The film is sold internationally by WIDE Management (Paris) and has confirmed distribution in France, Benelux, Italy, Taiwan and Macedonia.

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Festivals

World Premiere at 66º Berlinale Film Festival – Panorama- CineLatino Tubingen, Seattle Film Festival, Mar del Plata, Tel AVIV LBGT Film Festival, among many others. - Premio Maguey at Festival Internacional de Cine de Guadalajara - Cinelatino Tubingen International Competition - 11o Tel Aviv LGBT International Film Festival Narrative Feature Competition - Seattle International Film Festival Iberoamerican Competition - FRAMELINE San Francisco LGBT Int. Film Festival World Cinema – 51º Karlovy Vary International Film Festival - 21o Mostra Internacional de Cinema Gai i Lesia Official Selection, SANFIC Chilean Competition, FICVIÑA Chilean Competition, Carbonia Int. Film Festival International Competition, Mostra Sao Paulo Film Festival New Directores, among many others.
International Sales & Festivals: Wide Management (https://www.widemanagement.com/)

Awards

Teddy Jury Award 2016, Best Feature Film - Tel Aviv LGBT International Film Festival, Best Film – Llamale H IFF Uruguay, Best Iberoamerican Film Seattle International Film Festival, Best Film at Rome Independent film Festival, Best Director at Saint jean de la luz IFF France, Best Director at Kaleidoscope IFF USA, Best Actor for Sergio Hernandez at SANFIC 12 – Chilean Competition, Audience Award at SANFIC 12, Best Actor for Sergio Hernandez at Pedro Sienna Awards

Funding, Labs and Workshops

Funded with the support of a Post-production Grant from the Council for the Arts & Culture CNCA (Chile 2015). Awarded Best Work in Progress at SANFIC 10th. Winner of two awards at Films in progress FICGuadalajara 2015. CORFO - Distribution for International Markets and Domestic Release. CAIA Festival Attendance. Cine Bancoestado Award