Chile, 1976. Carmen heads off to her beach house to supervise its renovation. Her husband, children and grandchildren come back and forth during the winter vacation. When the family priest asks her to take care of a young man he is sheltering in secret, Carmen steps onto unexplored territories, away from the quiet life she is used to.
- Cannes Film Festival – Quinzaine des Cinéastes
- Brussels International Film Festival – International Competition
- Jerusalem International Film Festival – Debuts Section – Best First Feature Film Award
- Melbourne International Film Festival – Official Competition
- Festival de Cine de Lima (PUCP) – Official Competition
- San Sebastian Film Festival – Horizontes Latinos
- World Cinema Amsterdam Film Festival – Official Competition
- BFI London Film Festival – First Feature Competition – Sutherland Award Winner
- Chicago International Film Festival – Snapshots
- Tokyo International Film Festival – Official Competition – Award for Best Actress
Manuela has participated in more than 15 films as an actress. On 2010, she received a Fulbright to pursue a Masters in Film at Temple University, U.S.A. "Apnea", her first short film premiered at FICValdivia, 2014. She was also selected by Cannes Directors Fortnight’s program Chile Factory to co-direct a short film with Amirah Tajdin, called "Land Tides", which premiered at the Fortnight in 2015. She is currently premiering the debut film "1976".
- 1976 – 2022
- Marea de tierra – 2015 – Short film
- Apnea – 2014 – Short film
Aline Kuppenheim
Nicolás Sepúlveda
Hugo Medina
Alejandro Goic
Screenwriter: Manuela Martelli, Alejandra Moffat
DOP: Yarará Rodríguez, A.D.F.
Editor: Camila Mercadal
Costume Design: Pilar Calderón
Sound: Jesica Suárez
Producers: Omar Zúñiga, Dominga Sotomayor (Cinestación), Alejandra García, Andrés Wood (Wood Producciones)
Coproducers: Nathalia Videla Peña, Juan Pablo Gugliotta (Magma Cine)
World Sales: Luxbox
