Alicia Scherson
Alicia Scherson (born Santiago, Chile, 1974) is a Chilean film director, screenwriter, and producer.[1]
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Biography
Scherson studied filmmaking in the Escuela de Cine de Cuba[2] and in 1999 received a Fulbright Scholarship to study for a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Illinois at Chicago.[3][4]
Scherson's debut film Play was awarded Best Director at the 2005 Tribeca Film Festival.[5] The Times called Play a "doozy of a showreel," but also criticized its "sketchy emotional construction."[6] Scherson's second film, Tourists, was selected for the 2009 Tiger Awards Competition.[7]
Scherson collaborated with author Alejandro Zambra on Vida de Familia, a film based on one of his stories.[8] The 80 minute feature was screened at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2017.
Filmography
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2002 | Crying Underwater | Yes | Yes | Yes | (short) |
2005 | Baño de mujeres | Yes | No | No | (short) |
Play | Yes | Yes | No | ||
2009 | Optical Illusions | No | Yes | No | directed by Cristián Jiménez |
Tourists | Yes | Yes | Yes | (executive producer) | |
2011 | Verano | No | No | Yes | directed by José Luis Torres Leiva |
2012 | Copia imperfecta: para Raúl Ruiz | No | No | Yes | (short) directed by José Luis Torres Leiva |
2013 | Las Analfabetas | No | No | Yes | directed by Moisés Sepúlveda |
Il Futuro | Yes | Yes | No | ||
2015 | El Bosque de Karadima | No | Yes | No | directed by Matías Lira |
El Bosque de Karadima: La Serie | No | Yes | No | (TV mini-series) (1 episode)- "La Iniciación" | |
Rara | No | Yes | No | directed by Pepa San Martín | |
Las Plantas | No | No | Yes | directed by Roberto Doveris | |
2017 | Vida de Familia | Yes | Yes | No | (co-directed with Cristián Jiménez) |
2019 | Invisible Heroes | Yes | No | No | Chilean-Finnish TV serie |
As a writer
As a director
- 2017 Vida de Familia (co-directed with Cristián Jiménez)
- 2013 Il Futuro[10]
- 2009 Tourists
- 2005 Baño de mujeres (short)
- 2005 Play[11]
- 2002 Crying Underwater (short)
As a producer
- 2015 Las Plantas (associate producer)
- 2013 Las Analfabetas (co-producer)
- 2011 Verano (executive producer)
- 2009 Tourists (executive producer)
- 2002 Crying Underwater (short) (producer)
As an actress
- 2011 Verano - Turista Sewell
- 2005 Play - Woman at Photomat (uncredited)
- 2001 Time's Up!
As an editor
- 2002 Crying Underwater (short)
- 2002 Mi hermano y yo (documentary)
As part of the camera and electrical department
- 2002 Crying Underwater (short) (camera operator)
As part of the miscellaneous crew
- 2012 Thursday Till Sunday (script consultant)
Thanks
- 2012 Thursday Till Sunday (the director wishes to thank)
- 2011 Zoológico (the director wishes to thank)
- 2011 Bonsái (special thanks)
- 2011 Metro Cuadrado (thanks)
- 2005 Time Off (thanks)
External links
References
- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1022157/
- "Alicia Scherson". IFFR. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- https://www.trigon-film.org/en/directors/Alicia_Scherson
- "Alicia Scherson". Cinechile. Retrieved 2016-03-17.
- http://www.indiewire.com/article/meet-the-2013-sundance-filmmakers-alicia-scherson-adapts-bolano-in-il-futuro
- Charity, Tom (20 January 2007). "Play". The Times. Retrieved 17 March 2016 – via EBSCO.
- https://iffr.com/en/persons/alicia-scherson
- Copesa, Grupo. "Alicia Scherson lleva al cine cuento de Alejandro Zambra". www.latercera.com. Retrieved 2016-03-17.
- Kilday, Greg; Fernandez, Jay A. (6 May 2009). "L.A. Fest Whips Out a Dillinger". Hollywood Reporter. 409 (34). Retrieved 17 March 2016 – via EBSCO.
- Catsoulis, Jeannette (5 September 2013). "Two Orphans Wonder, What Now?". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- Roberts-Camp, Traci (May 2009). "Play". Chasqui. 38 (1): 234–236. Retrieved 17 March 2016 – via EBSCO.