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Chocobar is an upcoming documentary film directed by Lucrecia Martel about the murder of indigenous leader Javier Chocobar and the legacy of colonialism on Latin America.

Premise

Chocobar examines issues of land ownership in Argentina and interrogates the role of this history in the murder of Javier Chocobar, a Chuschagasta leader in the struggle for indigenous land rights.

Production

Martel followed the case surrounding the 2000 murder of Javier Chocobar beginning in 2010 and attended the trial of Chocobar's murderer. In 2018, her documentary project about the case was awarded a grant through a joint program of the Sundance Documentary Film Program and the Institute of Contemporary Arts. Chocobar was also supported with a Pardo prize in the Films After Tomorrow section of the 2020 Locarno Film Festival, which highlighted unfinished productions that were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

1. ^ Pedersen, Lise. "Lucrecia Martel Discusses Hybrid Project 'Chocobar,' About Real-Life Murder of Indigenous Leader Javier Chocobar". Variety. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
2. Savransky, Miguel; Huarte, Valentín. "Argentine Filmmaker Lucrecia Martel on Cancel Culture, Colonialism, and Chocobar". Jacobin. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
3. O'Connor, Rory. "Lucrecia Martel on Her Brush with the MCU, Awarding Joker, and Her Upcoming Javier Chocobar Documentary". The Film Stage. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
4. Macaulay, Scott. "Lucrecia Martel's First Doc Chocobar, A Collaboration Between Sundance and London's ICA, Among New Sundance Documentary Film Program Grants". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
5. Roxborough, Scott. "Lucrecia Martel's 'Chocobar', Mari Alessandrini's 'Zahori' Win at Locarno". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 July 2024.

External links

• Chocobar at IMDb

• Upcoming films
• Films directed by Lucrecia Martel
• Films impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
• 2020s Argentine films