Oasis (2024 film)

Oasis
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFelipe Morgado
Tamara Uribe
Written byFelipe Morgado
Tamara Uribe
Produced byAlba Gaviraghi[1]
Diego Pino Anguita[1]
CinematographyAdolfo Mesías
Edited byAndrea Chignoli
Christopher Murray
Felipe Morgado
Tamara Uribe
Production
company
Fundación MAFI
Release dates
  • February 19, 2024 (2024-02-19) (Berlinale)
  • November 7, 2024 (2024-11-07) (Chile)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryChile
LanguageSpanish

Oasis (released in theaters as Oasis, el mejor país de Chile, lit. 'Oasis, the best country in Chile') is a 2024 Chilean documentary film written, co-edited and directed by Felipe Morgado and Tamara Uribe.[2] It is the third feature film produced by the MAFI collective, which exposes the Chilean political climate from the social outburst to the present day.[3]

The film was selected for the Forum section at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 19 February 2024,[4] competing for the Berlinale Documentary Film Award.[5]

Synopsis

After an unprecedented social uprising, Chile chooses to write a new constitution. A diverse assembly will be tasked with putting the dreams of dignity and social justice of an entire people on paper. What could possibly go wrong?[6]

Production

Principal photography was filmed by 17 filmmakers over the course of five years throughout Chile.[7]

Release

Oasis had its world premiere on February 19, 2024, in the Forum section of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival,[8] then screened on March 18, 2024, at the 21st Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival,[9] on July 19, 2024, at the 27th Guanajuato International Film Festival,[10] on mid-August 2024, at the 20th Santiago International Film Festival,[11] and on September 13, 2024, at the 20th Camden International Film Festival.[12]

The film was released commercially on November 7, 2024, in Chilean theaters.[13]

Accolades

Year Award / Festival Category Recipient Result Ref.
2024 74th Berlin International Film Festival Berlinale Documentary Film Award Oasis Nominated [14][15]
27th Guanajuato International Film Festival Best International Documentary Feature Film Nominated [16]
Special Jury Mention Won
31st Biarritz Latin American Festival Best Documentary Won [17]

References

  1. ^ a b ""Oasis": estrenan trailer de documental que revela el "lado B" del primer proceso constituyente". El Mostrador (in Spanish). 2024-09-02. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  2. ^ ""Oasis": El largometraje chileno que competirá en el 74º Festival Internacional de Cine de Berlín". Bitácora de Cine (in Spanish). 2024-02-17. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  3. ^ López, María (2024-02-09). "'Oasis', película de Colectivo MAFI sobre el proceso constitucional, se estrenará en la Berlinale 2024". BioBioChile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  4. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (17 January 2024). "Berlinale Unveils Full Panorama, Forum & Generation Line-Ups With New Films By Nathan Silver, Levan Akin, André Téchiné & Bruce LaBruce". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 1 April 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  5. ^ Abbatescianni, Davide (24 February 2024). "Mati Diop's Dahomey bags the Berlinale Golden Bear". Cineuropa. Archived from the original on 1 April 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Oasis". Cinechile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  7. ^ "El mejor país de Chile: Llega a cines "Oasis", un documental que revela el "Lado B" del primer proceso constituyente". Culturizarte (in Spanish). 2024-10-08. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  8. ^ Fuente, Anna Marie de la (2024-02-17). "Chile's Vibrant Documentary Scene at Berlinale With 'Oasis' and 'Towards the Sun, Far From the Center'". Variety. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  9. ^ "¡Comienza CPH:DOX y queremos contarte todo sobre los proyectos chilenos que serán parte del mercado danés!". Instagram. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  10. ^ "Oasis". Guanajuato International Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  11. ^ "SANFIC20 da a conocer programación para celebrar su edición 20 aniversario". Santiago International Film Festival (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  12. ^ "Oasis". Camden International Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  13. ^ "Documental «Oasis» se estrena en cines chilenos este jueves". Bitácora de Cine (in Spanish). 2024-11-07. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  14. ^ Dalton, Ben; Parfitt, Orlando. "Berlinale unveils complete 2024 Panorama, Generation, Forum sections". Screen International. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  15. ^ Roxborough, Scott (24 February 2024). "Mati Diop Doc Dahomey Wins Berlin Golden Bear". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 1 April 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  16. ^ "thehiveexperience.rocks » El Festival Internacional de Cine Guanajuato anuncia a los ganadores de su XXVII edición". The Hive Experience (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2025-04-26.
  17. ^ "OASIS – Cine Club Uach" (in Spanish). 2024-11-18. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
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