Chocobar

Chocobar
Directed byLucrecia Martel
Produced by
  • Benjamin Domenech
  • Joslyn Barnes
  • Santiago Gallelli
  • Matías Roveda
Countries

Chocobar is an upcoming documentary film directed by Lucrecia Martel about the murder of indigenous leader Javier Chocobar and the legacy of colonialism on Latin America.[1]

Premise

Chocobar examines issues of land ownership in Argentina and interrogates the role of this history in the murder of Javier Chocobar, a Chuschagasta leader in the struggle for indigenous land rights.[2]

Production

Martel followed the case surrounding the 2000 murder of Javier Chocobar beginning in 2010 and attended the trial of Chocobar's murderer.[3] In 2018, her documentary project about the case was awarded a grant through a joint program of the Sundance Documentary Film Program and the Institute of Contemporary Arts.[4] Chocobar was also supported with a Pardo prize in the Films After Tomorrow section of the 2020 Locarno Film Festival, which highlighted unfinished productions that were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][5]

References

  1. ^ a b Pedersen, Lise. "Lucrecia Martel Discusses Hybrid Project 'Chocobar,' About Real-Life Murder of Indigenous Leader Javier Chocobar". Variety. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  2. ^ Savransky, Miguel; Huarte, Valentín. "Argentine Filmmaker Lucrecia Martel on Cancel Culture, Colonialism, and Chocobar". Jacobin. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  3. ^ O'Connor, Rory. "Lucrecia Martel on Her Brush with the MCU, Awarding Joker, and Her Upcoming Javier Chocobar Documentary". The Film Stage. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  4. ^ Macaulay, Scott. "Lucrecia Martel's First Doc Chocobar, A Collaboration Between Sundance and London's ICA, Among New Sundance Documentary Film Program Grants". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  5. ^ Roxborough, Scott. "Lucrecia Martel's 'Chocobar', Mari Alessandrini's 'Zahori' Win at Locarno". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 July 2024.