Phantom Project

Waitingforhisbigdream(afilmrole)tocometrue,Pabloworksasatrainingactorinapatient-careprogrammeatamedicalfacultyandapaidparticipantingrouptherapysessions.Tomakeendsmeet,hesubletsaroominhisapartmentinasuburbofSantiagodeChile.However,heseemstohavelostcontrolwhenhishousematedeparts,leavinghimwithrentarrears,acollectionofplants,adog,awoollyjumper,and...ahouseghost.Pablois30,andwhenitcomestoromanceheisalsochasingapparitions.Heissecretlystillinlovewithhisex-boyfriend,apopularYouTuber.<br/>　　Usinghisownflatastheprincipalshootinglocation,directorRobertoDoveris(Lasplantas,2015)staysclosetohomeforhissecondfeaturefilm.Theflatservesasabase,foranexcursionthatexamineseveryaspectofthematerialandsocialstructuresthatmakeupthecharacteristicurbandistrictofÑuñoa.Airilyeditedslicesoflife,sometimespastedovertransparentlineanimations,createanaugmentedrealitythatdepictstheintangibleaspectsoftheworldPabloandhispeersinhabit.Thevillageintimacyofneighbourhoodlifeandthehugereachoftheirsocialmediaaccounts,formbothanaturallycohesivewholeforthisgroupofcreativesseekingexpressionandaninexhaustiblesourceofrecognition,friendship,andhope.