Intuition of Creation

Allison Acza Figueroa Rojas is a filmmaker, researcher and film programmer, working across video art, sound, and artistic research. They were born in Tongoy, Coquimbo, Chile and raised in Canada. Allison holds a double specialization in English Literature and Cinema Studies from Concordia University in Tiohtià:ke (Montreal, Quebec) and an MA in Theory and Practice in Documentary Filmmaking from the Autonomous University of Barcelona.

   

As an immigrant and settler in Canada and Europe, Allison seeks to examine and challenge colonialism through the the moving image and intersections of food narratives, identity politics, and homeland relationships.

As a Latinx, their experiences inform their research work and perspectives within documentary & film. Archiving being a theme across their work and a source of inspiration as a  tool for dialogue.

Allison’s work has been published by Concordia University, OKSTAMP Experimental Press Montreal, The Tilt (The New Media Advocacy Project NYC) and Chicken and Bread Magazine UK (2024). Their films have been presented at the la Mostra Internacional de Films de Dones de Barcelona (MIFDB), Docs Barcelona, La Virreina Centre de la Imatge, Zumzeig Coop Cinema, DOCMA -Asociación de Cine Documental España, and The European Observatory on Memory.

Currently, they are working in film programming for Ratita Films and Media managment for the Palestinian Film Festival Amsterdam (PFFA).

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