The lifeguard
Original title: El salvavidas
Production: Errante Producciones
Country: Chile
Director: Maite Alberdi
Script: Maite Alberdi; Sebastián Brahm
Photography: Pablo Valdés
Year: 2011
Duration: 64
Genre: Social documentary
Color: Color
Original language: Spanish
Languages available: Spanish
Synopsis:
Mauricio is a lifesaver who avoids getting into the water because he believes that a good professional is the one who applies preventive measures. He tries to make everything work according to the rules. The problem is that those who come to the beach just want to forget that during the year someone sends them.
Awards:
Festival de Guadalajara, 2012 Special Mention of the Jury
Rencontres de Toulouse 2013, TLT Award
International Festival of Valdivia 2011, Audience Award
Documentary Festival of Coquimbo Fedoc 2012, Best Documentary
Antofadoc 2012, Special Mention of the Jury
Altazor 2013, Best Documentary Direction