Violeta Went to Heaven

• Director: Andres Wood
• Writer: Eliseo Altunaga
• Cast: Francisca Gavilan, Thomas Durand, Luis Machin
• Language: Spanish, French
• Theatrical Release Date:
• Festivals: Sundance Film Festival

Synopsis: Like a Chilean Edith Piaf or Bob Dylan, Violeta Parra was a folksinger and pop culture icon whose songs, like “Gracias a la Vida,” expressed the soul of her nation and protested social injustice. Violeta Went to Heaven tells Parra’s extraordinary story, tracing her evolution from impoverished child to international sensation to Chile’s national hero, while capturing the swirling intensity of her inner contradictions, fallibilities, and passions. (Sundance Film Festival)