film the power of word

     

 THE POWER OF WORD / 2009 / Documentary      

 SYNOPSIS     

Hardy Vallejos makes his living selling all kinds of cheap objects during the yellow buses chaos in Santiago de Chile, 2005. As the government announces the intention to ban this activity in order to change the image of the city, Hardy and his colleagues create the biggest active Union in Santiago. More than two thousand workers will join to keep their positions in the new transportation system and will soon realize that the only way to be heard is incorporating modernity weapons to their skill:  wear a uniform, create a corporative image and learn how to sell their Union demands in an emotional and convincing way. A unique story of collective professional awareness and, at the same time, a portrait filled with humour of the Chilean city and its inhabitants.

 CREDITS     

Director: Francisco Hervé

Executive Producers: Francisco Hervé - Sergio Gándara

Producer: Francisco Hervé

Script: Pablo Leighton - Sebastián Brahm - Francisco Hervé

Chief Producer: María Paz González

Coordinating Producer: Flor Rubina – Eduardo Lobos

Sales: Flor Rubina

Assistant of Director: María Paz González

Cameraman: David Bravo - Sebastián Moreno - Pablo Insunza - María Paz González - Francisco Hervé

Soundman: Juan Pablo Manríquez

Original Score: Fernando Milagros

Editor: Sebastián Brahm – Francisco Hervé

Investigator: Loreto Contreras - María Paz González

Image Postproducer: David Bravo

Sound Postproducer: Roberto Espinoza

Graphic Design and Credits: Fluor Film

Funding: CORFO Fund, Audiovisual Development Fund, Panchito Films