“The Squat” a film  by Juan Pablo Montalva (Trailer)
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“The Squat”
“The Squat” is a short documentary that gives a glimpse into the inner lives of the Colombian immigrants currently living in Santiago, Chile. The Squat, or “La Toma”, is a community of nearly 17 immigrant families who have built their own housing above the highway, out of pedestrian sight, at the abandoned Yungay railroad station in Santiago. Their interviews (or stories) are tales of estrangement and survival, as they have escaped one country’s horrors, they now face unfamiliar challenges in their new country, Chile. Their living conditions are fragile, with the promise of new beginnings, their hope is a simple and universal one.

“La Toma”
“La Toma” es un documental corto que da una idea de la vida interior de los inmigrantes colombianos que actualmente viven en Santiago, Chile. Esta “Toma”, es una comunidad de casi 17 familias de inmigrantes que han construido sus viviendas sobre la carretera, fuera de la vista peatonal, en la estación de ferrocarril abandonada de Yungay en Santiago. Sus entrevistas (o historias) son historias de extrañamiento y supervivencia, ya que han escapado de los horrores de un país, ahora enfrentan desafíos desconocidos en su nuevo país, Chile. Sus condiciones de vida son frágiles, con la promesa de nuevos comienzos, su esperanza es simple y universal.”