AliEN0089
Argentina - Chile / Fiction / 21'53"/ 4K / Color/ 2023
While a gamer uploads a testimonial video to denounce the harassment she suffers in a video game, a stranger enters her home and hacks her computer, blurring the boundaries between the real and virtual worlds.
Director: Valeria Hofmann
Script: Valeria Hofmann
Director of Photography: Manuel Vlastélica
Producer: Augusto MatteDaniela Camino
Music: Christopher Manhey
Editing: Javiera Gutiérrez
Sound: Roberto Espinoza
Cast: Mariana Di Girolamo
CV
Valeria Hofmann (Chile) is a film director and screenwriter based in Valparaíso, Chile. As a member of the documentary collective MAFI, she co-directed Propaganda (2014) and Dios (2019). Both films premiered at Visions Du Réel. She is a recent graduate of the Master Lav program in Madrid, with pieces like The Ram's Nap (2020) shown at festivals like FICUNAM, Malaga IFF, and FIDOCS, among others. The short film Alien0089 (2023) is her first work of fiction.
Filmography
2023 Alien0089
2020 The Ram's Nap
2019 Dios
2014 Propaganda
Festivals Attended
Sundance Film Festival 2023
International Film Festival Rotterdam 2023
Chicago International Film Festival 2023
Festival du Nouveau Cinéma 2023
Melbourne International Film Festival 2023
Cartagena Film Festival 2023
Havana Film Festival 2023
Guanajuato International Film Festival 2023
Biarritz Amerique Latine Festival 2023
Las Palmas Film Festival 2023
Awards
Best Animation- Festival du Nouveau Cinéma (2023)
Musa Award for Best Short Film Directed by a Woman- Guanajuato Film Festivali (2023)