UNWELCOMED

The Venezuelan Migration Crisis

Unwelcomed follows the stories of migrants whose dreams of a better life are met with harsh realities in Chile. Once promoted as a land of opportunity, Chile now faces rising anti-immigrant sentiment and systemic barriers that leave newcomers in a state of uncertainty and exclusion. Through intimate access and personal testimonies, directors Amílcar Infante and Sebastián González Méndez weave together a portrait of resilience and struggle, exposing the human toll of shifting national attitudes. Both urgent and empathetic, the film invites reflection on belonging, identity, and the meaning of home.

THE FILMMAKERS

Amilcar Infante graduated from Bande À Part Film School and founder of Amilcar Films, a Chilean based production company working a wide range of content creation, documentaries, fiction, and music videos. Ongoing projects include the miniseries 'Photos: A Dialogue Between Past and Present' focused on the recovery of neighborhood memory and the documentary 'Nipon Takes,' filmed during a National Geographic expedition in Japan.

Sebastián González M. graduated in Economics from the University of Chile with a Diploma in Executive Production for Film and TV, Sebastian has worked in production roles for national companies, developing broadcast documentary series, web series and music videos. He is currently co-producing the documentary ‘Julio Escámez, Beginning and End’, preparing his feauture debut ‘Unwelcomed’ and distributing two fiction shortfilms.

AWARDS AND FESTIVALS

Emerging International Filmmaker Award - Hot Docs International Documentary Festival, Canada
Sheffield DocFest, United Kingdom
DokuFest International Documentary Film Festival, Kosovo
Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF), Mexico