Carla Gutiérrez, director of Frida, in conversation with Chilean filmmaker Maite Alberdi.
Check out this conversation with director Carla Gutiérrez about Frida, her directorial debut exploring the life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, moderated by Chilean double Oscar-nominated filmmaker Maite Alberdi.
Gutiérrez, a member of the American Cinema Editors, has edited the Oscar-nominated films RBG and La Corona. Her work has garnered awards at Sundance, Tribeca, Berlinale, the Critics’ Choice Awards, the National Board of Review, and the duPont-Columbia Awards. She has been nominated for an American Cinema Editors Eddie Award and an Emmy, and she is also a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Following the acclaimed world premiere of Frida at Sundance earlier this year, Gutiérrez will receive the Truer Than Fiction Award at the 30th Spirit Awards Ceremony next January. This honor recognizes an emerging director of non-fiction features who has yet to receive significant recognition. Frida is currently available for streaming on Amazon Prime.
Alberdi made history as the first Chilean woman to receive an Academy Award nomination, in 2020 for The Mole Agent / El agente topo, and earned a second Oscar nomination for her documentary The Eternal Memory / La memoria infinita. She is also the first Latin American woman to be nominated twice in the Best Documentary category. Her debut fiction film, In Her Place /El lugar de la otra, based on the true story of a murder at the hands of María Carolina Geel in the Crillón Hotel, is now streaming on Netflix.
An intimately raw and magical journey through the life, mind, and heart of Frida Kahlo, Frida tells the artist’s story through her own words for the first time. Drawing from her famed illustrated diary, revealing letters, essays, and candid print interviews, the film is brought vividly to life with lyrical animation inspired by her unforgettable artwork. Frida offers a striking context for why the artist—and her art—remain as powerful and relevant as ever.
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