“In The Stars” Director Gabriel Osorio On Bringing Patagonian Influences To ‘Star Wars: Visions’
deadline.comAs an animated anthology series, Star Wars: Visions gives animation studios from around the world an opportunity to bring their perspective and inspirations to the Star Wars universe.
Chilean director Gabriel Osorio brought Patagonian influences to the story of his episode “In the Stars.” The short follows two sisters living in hiding from the invading Empire.
As the last of their kind, they must fight back when they are discovered. Using the Empire as a colonizing force, Osorio brought in elements of the actual story of how Patagonia was colonized and used the appearance of stop motion for the animation to give the short a “handcrafted feel.” DEADLINE: What was your inspiration for “In the Stars”? GABRIEL OSORIO: The most important inspiration for us is the story of the original nations in Patagonia here in Chile.
The story is that they were one of the last nations in South America that were colonized. Their colonization was happening even less than a hundred years ago, and they were hunting people.
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