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VIVA MAMA
Sweden, 24min, 2004

Director: Gorki Glaser-Muller

Cast: Victoria Muller-Toro Juan-Carlos Hernandez, Gorki Glaser-Muller, Caterina Glaser-Muller

Synopsis: Victoria is from Chile and lives in Sweden. At the age of 48, she falls in love with the much younger Juan-Carlos. They get married and she is planning to move to Cuba, where her husband lives. Victoria’s happiness is soon turned upside down, she is getting blind on one eye. But her missfortune encourages her to follow her dreams and discover the most important things in life. The director Gorki Glaser-Muller is Victorias son. In the film, mother and son experience Victoria’s reality through struggle and laughter. ?VIVA MAMA! is a colourful ”close up” documentary about embracing life and the will to start over again.

Directors commentary/ statement:
I wanted to film my mothers way to deal with missfortunes, her will to live and fight. All that without arranging anything. So all the intervews developed from conversations. I wanted to celebrate her in an colourful ”Ode to my Mother”.

Festivals:
2004 Goteborg Int. Filmfestival (Swe)
2004 MFA Planet Europe, Mallorca. ( Spain)
2004 Skanska Filmdagarna. (Swe)
2004 Guldklappan ( Swe)
2004 NUFF Nordic Youth Film festival. (Nor)
2005 Internatioanl Students Film Festival, Wienna ( Austria). BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY

Awards:
BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY, Internatioanl Students Film Festival, Wienna.

Gorki Glaser-Muller

Born in Chile in 1973. Came to Sweden at age 14. Worked as an actor before beginning studies at The school of Acting at the Malmo Academy, Lunds University. After more acting work, he recently graduated in film directing at The School of Film Directing, Gothenburg University. At the same time he continues working as an actor in TV series and films. As “Skeppsholmen” 2003, “Kommer du med mig da?” 2003 ”Bomsai” and “Extra Allt” 2004. Coming up in 2005 is ”Haktet”. All of them at the National Swedish Television SVT.

Filmography:

1999 PIRAT-TV, Humor. Tv series for The Regional South, Part of the National Television SVT SYD and Digital SVT 24.
2000 CHRISTIAN FEX, ABOUT HAVANA CIGARS, short dok for The Regional South, Part of the National Television SVT SYD and Digital SVT 24.
2000 YOSHIMITSU WINS YOU LOOSE!, short Best Actress Helsinborg Filmfest. Sweden.
2000 HOGT STANDARDT, short Jury?s Spec Prize Helsinborg Filmfest. Sweden.
2001 DEJLIGT,short
2001 THE TIME (TIDEN), short Best editing. Helsinborg Filmfest. Sweeden.
2001 PEDRO AND MARIA, short
2002 SEPARATION, short
2003 THE EGG (AGGET), short, Best Film , Scrpt and Actor at Int. Stud. Filmfest, UNIACC, CHILE. Grand prix at Int. Stud Film Fest, ECU Uruguay. 1:rst Price Guldklappan. Student category. And Special Price, Best Director Guldklappan.
2003 Name and Number, Please, ( De Fyra Sista Siffrorna) short. 3:thrd Price Guldklappan. Student category.
2004 VIVA MAMA!, dok
2005 Girl with a videokamera, short.

His films have been screened in several international filmfestivals and broadcasted in the Swedish National Television and in Holland.

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