Merrimundi
TITLE
Merrimundi
DIRECTOR
Niles Atallah
COUNTRY
Chile
YEAR
2025
DURATION
21′
GENRE
Animation
Merrimundi
A twisted utopia unfolds, as singing cherubs melt to the sound of decay. Crafted by a sentient machine from the future, it unveils its own version of paradise.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Niles Atallah
Niles Atallah is a Chilean-American filmmaker and visual artist, living and working in Santiago, Chile. He was born in California in 1978. His works include feature films, short films, music videos, animation, VR, video installations and projections for theatre and concerts. His latest feature films, “Rey” and “Animalia Paradoxa”, premiered at IFF Rotterdam. His first film “Lucía” premiered at San Sebastian IFF 2010, Zabaltegi New Directors. He has won the FIPRESCI Award at Cinelatino, and the Best Chilean Director Award at Valdivia IFF. Niles Atallah is co-founder of the production company Diluvio together with artists Joaquín Cociña and Cristóbal León. Together they have directed the series of animated shorts “Lucía” and “Luis”. Niles was one of the producers of León and Cociña's critically acclaimed "La Casa Lobo" and post-producer of their awarded short film "Los Huesos" and Oscar nominated short film "Bestia" by Hugo Covarrubias.
- DirectorNiles Atallah
- Screenplay
- Cinematography Niles Atallah, Diego Seye
- Cast
- Editing Niles Atallah
- Producer/s Lucas Engel
- Production Company
- Distributor/s Miyu Distribution
- Project TitleMerrimundi
- Project Type Animation
- Completion Date28 Aug 2025
- Country of originChile
- Country of filming Chile
- LanguageItalian
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student ProjectNo
Niles Atallah
Niles Atallah is a Chilean-American filmmaker and visual artist, living and working in Santiago, Chile. He was born in California in 1978. His works include feature films, short films, music videos, animation, VR, video installations and projections for theatre and concerts. His latest feature films, “Rey” and “Animalia Paradoxa”, premiered at IFF Rotterdam. His first film “Lucía” premiered at San Sebastian IFF 2010, Zabaltegi New Directors. He has won the FIPRESCI Award at Cinelatino, and the Best Chilean Director Award at Valdivia IFF. Niles Atallah is co-founder of the production company Diluvio together with artists Joaquín Cociña and Cristóbal León. Together they have directed the series of animated shorts “Lucía” and “Luis”. Niles was one of the producers of León and Cociña's critically acclaimed "La Casa Lobo" and post-producer of their awarded short film "Los Huesos" and Oscar nominated short film "Bestia" by Hugo Covarrubias.
