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Merrimundi

Orizzonti
Director:
Niles Atallah
Production:
Pista B (Lucas Engel), Diluvio, Fósfora
Running Time:
20’
Language:
Latin and other languages
Country:
Chile
Year:
2025
Main Cast:
(Animation)
Screenplay:
Niles Atallah
Cinematographer:
Niles Atallah, Diego Seye
Editor:
Niles Atallah
Production Designer:
Niles Atallah
Music:
Paco Pasquette
Sound:
Niles Atallah, Roberto Espinoza
Visual Effects:
Felipe Elgueta, José Tomás Urrutia, Niles Atallah

Program Cinema 2025 (Public)

Sala Giardino More
Astra 1 More

Program Cinema 2025 (Pass holders)

Sala Giardino More
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Synopsis

A twisted utopia unfolds, as singing cherubs melt to the sound of decay. Crafted by a sentient machine from the future, it unveils its own version of paradise.

Director’s Statement

Merrimundi is a cosmic Dada sing-along, an ecstatic message from a sentient future machine trying to communicate in our collapsing language. It unfolds as a surreal symphony, where cherubs melt into psychedelic decay. A Victorian VR séance distorted by machine logic, it is an AI’s fractured lullaby drawn from history, myth and noise. Beneath the absurdity lies a serious premonition — a metaphysical joke with teeth.
In an age dulled by algorithmic sameness, Merrimundi embraces chaos as resistance. It speaks through disorder, imagining humanity’s wild transformation. It is not escape but insurgent imagination. This film is a flare into the unknown, defending the messy, poetic right to dream beyond conformity.

Production/distribution

PRODUCTION 1:
Pista B - Lucas Engel
Avda Claudio Arrau 7000
9070002 Santiago, Chile
Tel: +56 998371435
E-mail: lucasengelc@gmail.com
Web: http://www.pistab.com
Social Media: pista.b.prod – Instagram

PRODUCTION 2:
Diluvio
Julio Prado 946
7501116 Santiago, C hile
Tel: +56 983175570
E-mail: nijata@pm.me
Social Media: diluvio_cine – Instagram

PRODUCTION 3:
Fósfora
Ernesto Pinto Lagarrigue 156
8420492 Santiago, Chile
Social Media: fosfo.ra – Instagram

WORLD SALES:
Miyu Distribution - Luce Grosjean
31, Rue Germaine Richier
34070 Montpellier, France
Tel: +33 674232951
E-mail: luce.grosjean@miyu.fr
Web: http://www.miyu.fr/distribution/
Social Media: miyudistribution - Instagram

PRESS OFFICE:
Luce Grosjean - Miyu Distribution
Tel: +33 674232951
E-mail: luce.grosjean@miyu.fr


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