911911movie

SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 - NEW YORK CITY. SEPTEMBER 11, 1973 - SANTIAGO. The terrorist attacks on the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York forever scarred the trust of the American people. On the same date, 28 years before, the military overthrow of Chilean President Salvador Allende ushered in 17 years of autocratic rule under Augusto Pinochet, resulting in the deaths of more than 3,000 people and the torture of tens of thousands. In the dark and compelling animated short film 9-11/9-11, conceptual artist Mel Chin creates a tale of two cities... a tragedy of two times. A story of love and hope wrecked by overt and covert manipulations of power. American filmmaker Chip Schneider produced and edited. The animation was done by hand, in pencil, by Chilean animation studio Planovisual. In February 2008, the Chilean Arts and Cultural Council honored 9-11/9-11 with the Sienna Award - the "Oscar" of Chile - for Best Animated Short Film.

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