HILDA

5’

Chile, Italy

Documentary, Ethnographic

A film by Michelangelo Temporin

'Hilda' tells the story of Hilda Llanquinao Trabol, one of the first Mapuche university professors, who embodies the struggle of preserving her people's cosmovision and connection to Mother Earth. An intimate journey about memory, identity and the crucial role of native cultures in the global climate challenge.

synopsis

‘Hilda’ was born out of a study experience in Chile in 2019, where the filmmaker met Hilda Llanquinao Trabol, one of the first Mapuche women to become a university professor. Hilda lived through the tumultuous period between the Pinochet dictatorship and the rebirth of the Republic in the 1990s, and dedicated her life to promoting Mapuche culture and cosmovision. During his stay, the filmmaker lived with her family, initiating an important cultural exchange. The short film was initially conceived as part of the master's thesis ‘An enduring struggle’. In 2025, the film was reworked by Pelikan Films, becoming ‘Hilda, la cosmovisión Mapuche como fuente de inspiración’, with the aim of giving Hilda and the native peoples a voice, bringing their vision as a basis for addressing the climate crisis and the protection of the Ñuke Mapu (Mother Earth).

director’s notes

credits

Michelangelo Temporin

director

Hilda Llanquinao Trabol

with

Pelikan Films

post-production

Converging Horizons

supported by

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Michelangelo Temporin

bio

Michelangelo Temporin, born in Rome in 1995, lives between Italy and Latin America. After a degree in Political Science and a master's degree in International Cooperation, he became a researcher in the Converging Horizons project (Chile). Following an experience as Junior Project Manager in Rome, he left his job in 2023 to travel by boat-stop across the Atlantic. After a period in Cuba, he now works in Ecuador on a research project on indigenous peoples, while distributing the short film ‘Hilda’ and creating ‘Fragments’, a collection of poems and short stories.

filmography

HILDA

(2025)