Intuition of Creation

Allison Acza Figueroa Rojas is a filmmaker, researcher, and film programmer. Founder of RatitaFilms, a multimedia laboratory that experiments with the cinematic form. Allison’s work spans video art, sound, and artistic research. Born in Tongoy, Coquimbo, Chile, and raised in Canada. They hold a double specialization in English Literature and Film History from Concordia University in Tiohtià:ke (Montreal, QC) 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 uses the moving image to examine and challenge deeply rooted thoughts in colonialism, focusing on the intersections of food narratives, identity politics, and homeland relationships. Their Latinx heritage deeply influences their research and perspectives within documentary and film, with archiving serving as a central theme and a source of inspiration for dialogue.

Allison's work has been published by Concordia University, OKSTAMP Experimental Press Montreal, The New Media Advocacy Project NYC, and Chicken and Bread Magazine UK (2024). Their films have been showcased at Cinema Moderne Montreal, Zumzeig Coop Cinema Barcelona,La Virreina Centre de la Imatge, Matadero Madrid, and formed part of La Mostra Internacional de Films de Dones de Barcelona (MIFDB), Docs Barcelona, DOCMA - Asociación de Cine Documental España, and The European Observatory on Memory. Their latest work Espectro (2024) is in distribution process with Videographe Montreal (QC). 

Currently, Allison is the lead curator at Ratita Films and film programmming for Revive Social Art Producers. 

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