Directed by Valeria Hofmann · Chile, Spain · Fiction feature · Debut film · 100 min · Development
In a city devastated by wildfires, a content moderator falls in love with someone who only exists inside her computer.
Valeria Hofmann (1988) is a Chilean director and screenwriter based in Mexico City, with a focus on genre cinema. Her short film AliEN0089 (2023) premiered at Sundance, winning the Best International Direction award. It also received the Grand Jury Prize at Clermont-Ferrand and the Best Fiction Short Film award at the Dresden Festival. Her 2020 short film La siesta del carnero competed at the Málaga and FICUNAM festivals. Among her earlier works are GOD (2019) and Propaganda (2014), both awarded the Young Jury Prize for Most Innovative Film at Visions du Réel. She was selected for the Berlinale Talents programme in 2024 and for the Ikusmira Berriak residency at the San Sebastián Film Festival in 2026 with Daemon.