THE POWER OF SPEECH

Hardy Vallejos makes a living selling trinkets on the buses of Santiago in 2005. But a government announcement declares the end of his trade. Within weeks, Hardy and his colleagues organize themselves: over two thousand registered members will fight to keep their place in the new transportation system that is coming. Along the way, they adopt the tools of modernity: they must have a uniform, a corporate image, and learn to sell — now guild demands — convincingly, emotionally, and efficiently. Hardy rubs shoulders with officials, deputies, and authorities, but they only manage to postpone decisions. Then comes 2007 and Transantiago. The country has yet to change its image of precariousness, but Hardy and his colleagues have forever changed the way they think.

Director: Francisco Hervé
Duration: 75 min.
Genre: Documentryl

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Director:
Francisco Hervé

Writers:
Francisco Hervé, Pablo Leighton and Sebastián Brahm.

Starring:
Hardy Vallejos, Waldo Ortiz, David Peña and Gloria Guanda

Producers:
Francisco Hervé, María Paz González and Sergio Gándara.

Production companies:
JUNTOS, Parox.

Filming:
Santiago de Chile.

Awards

  • Movie City Award, Valdivia International Film Festival, Chile, 2009.
  • Special Jury Prize, Santiago International Documentary Film Festival, Chile, 2009.
  • Best International Documentary, Viña del Mar International Film Festival, Chile, 2009.
  • Best Cinematography, Uruguay International Documentary Film Festival, Uruguay, 2010.
  • Best Editing, Uruguay International Documentary Film Festival, Uruguay, 2010.
  • Best Documentary Direction, Altazor Awards, Chile, 2010.
  • Best Documentary Feature, Pedro Sienna Awards, Chile, 2010.
  • Best National Documentary, Festival de Cine de las Ideas, Chile, 2010.
  • Jury Mention, Chillán International Documentary Film Festival, Chile, 2010.

Selections

  • International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), Netherlands, 2009.
  • New Chilean Cinema, Cine//B Festival, Chile, 2010.
  • Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival (BAFICI), Argentina, 2010.
  • Encuentros del Otro Cine International Documentary Film Festival (EDOC), Ecuador, 2010.
  • Lima Film Festival PUCP, Peru, 2010.
  • Cine Las Americas International Film Festival (CLAIFF), USA, 2010.
  • Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG), Mexico, 2010.
  • Mexico City International Contemporary Film Festival (FICCO), Mexico, 2010.
  • Mar del Plata Independent Film Festival (MARFICI), Argentina, 2010.
  • Thessaloniki Documentary Festival – Images of the 21st Century (TDF), Greece, 2010.
  • Málaga Spanish Film Festival, Spain, 2010.