THE FABULOUS GOLD HARVESTING MACHINE
Chile, Netherlands 2024 – Director: Alfredo Pourailly De La Plaza – Original language: Spanish – Subtitles: English – Length: 77 min.
Toto is one of the last gold prospectors in Tierra del Fuego in the southernmost part of Chile. At almost 60 years old, work is becoming harder and harder. The humidity and the physical strain are hard for him to bear. Nevertheless, he wouldn’t dream of giving up his independent life. As luck would have it, his son Jorge wants to build him a gold washing machine. Samay Claro
German premiere
Biography
Alfredo Pourailly De La Plaza works as a producer and director of film, photography and cultural management projects, which he develops with his company 55 Sur Media with the aim of preserving, enhancing and disseminating Chile's cultural, historical and natural heritage. LA FABULOSA MÁQUINA DE COSECHAR ORO is his first film.
Filmography
THE FABULOUS GOLD HARVESTING MACHINE, CH, NL 2024, 77 min.
No youth rating
English/Original Title: LA FABULOSA MÁQUINA DE COSECHAR ORO. Writer: Alfredo Pourailly De La Plaza, Javiera Velozo Saldivia, Francisco Hervé. Camera: Alfredo Pourailly De La Plaza. Sound: Gustavo Agurto Vergara, Rodrigo Méndez Telias. Editing: Melissa Miranda, Javiera Velozo, Alfredo Pourailly De La Plaza. Music: Karl Heortweard. Production: Juntos Films. Producer: Daniela Raviola, Francisco Hervé y Alfredo Pourailly De La Plaza. International Sales: Utopia Docs.
