Jorge Müller Silva

Birth : 1947-01-10, Santiago, Chile

Death : 1974-11-29

History

orge Hernán Müller Silva (Santiago, January 10, 1947 - disappeared on November 29, 1974) was a Chilean filmmaker and MIR militant who was arrested by DINA agents on November 29, 1974, together with his partner, filmmaker Carmen Bueno Cifuentes, who is also a disappeared detainee. She was 27 years old at the time of her arrest. In memory of the filmmaker couple, Chilean Cinema Day is commemorated on November 29.

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Movies

Socialist Realism

Director of Photography

A satirical take on President Salvador Allende's Popular Unity process prior to the 1973 Chilean coup d'état. The film is made up of a series of short stories, in which different worlds cross paths.

11'09''01 September 11

Director of Photography

Filmmakers from all over the world provide short films – each of which is eleven minutes, nine seconds, and one frame of film in length – that offer differing perspectives on the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

The Battle of Chile: Part III

Director of Photography

Guzmán’s final instalment shifts from covering the actions of Allende’s opponents to those who battled to revive & promote their toppled leader’s vision for a new Chile.

The Battle of Chile: Part II

Director of Photography

Chronicles the events immediately surrounding the CIA- supported coup itself.

The Battle of Chile: Part I

Director of Photography

The chronicle of the political tension in Chile in 1973 and of the violent counter revolution against the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende.

The Expropriation

Photoscience Manager

The film captures the activities of the inhabitants in the countryside, in southern Chile, and the CORA (Corporation for Agrarian Reform). Although the action was filmed in four days and four nights in 1971, the movie was only finished in France in 1973, after the military coup.

The Expropriation

Director of Photography

Descomedidos y chascones

Camera Operator

It portrays young people from different social and political classes, and collects their impressions of the context in which they live. The documentary offers a critical view of the youth of the Unidad Popular period, through an audiovisual essay.

Un sueño como de colores

Director of Photography

Sarmiento made her directorial debut with the documentary with this short about a group of Chilean women dedicated to striptease.

Crónica del salitre

Director of Photography

Story of the history of the workers' movement in the saltpeter offices of northern Chile. The voices of the workers are heard, with images of the mining sites.

Conversation with Allende

Assistant Camera

This interview was conducted shortly after the late President Dr. Salvador Allende won the Chilean elections of 1970. Dr. Salvador Allende was the first democratically elected socialist president in Latin America. Three years later, Allende was killed during a coupe lead by General that overthrew the Allende government.