Rotterdam Official Entry ‘Phantom Project’ by Chile’s Roberto Doveris Bows Teaser (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comAnna Marie de la Fuente Chilean filmmaker Roberto Doveris’ “Phantom Project” vies for the top Tiger prize at the Rotterdam film festival’s online edition this year and leads a robust Chilean delegation in other sections of the festival.
Co-produced by Doveris’ Niña Niño Films and Aura Sinclair’s Agencia Rekia (“La Isla de las Gaviotas”), “Phantom Project” (previously titled “Ghost Project”) has world premiered at the fest, which began Jan.
26 and wraps on Feb. 6. Variety has snagged an exclusive first look at its teaser. Patra Spanou Film is handling international sales rights.Filmed in early 2021 when pandemic restrictions were still in full force in Chile, “Phantom Project” pivots on Pablo, an aspiring 30-year-old actor who works as a simulated patient and in alternative therapy sessions to make ends meet.
His situation gets even more precarious when his flat mate moves out without paying two months’ rent. On top of that, the guy who used to live in his apartment saddles him with his collection of plants, his dog, a cardigan and a ghost.
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