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A social experiment that moves marginalized families into a middle class neighborhood in Valparaiso, Chile.
Paola Castillo is a Chilean filmmaker, and executive producer and director of television series and documentaries. She is one of the partners of Errante Productions, developing television and cinema projects. She was awarded the Altazor Prize for best television direction for the cultural show, Cine Video + Teatro. She has also directed several… Show more
Chilean/Italian filmmaker Tiziana Panizza holds master’s degrees in arts and media practice from the University of Westminster, London (Chevening Scholarship) and international documentary filmmaking from the Film and Television School of Cuba (Ibermedia Scholarship). She has been a field-director for different documentary series on… Show more
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Iselsa, Kathy, tribal leader Ivan, and 150 other marginalized families from Valparaiso, Chile, are chosen to participate in a social experiment that moves them into a middle-class neighborhood. But their new neighbors consider them delinquents who would endanger the neighborhood. Filmed over four years, 74 Square Meters explores what happens when two worlds collide, and looks at the struggles of attaining one's dreams.
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