Pirópolis immerses the viewer in the fiery port city of Valparaíso through "Pompe France", a humble company of volunteer firefighters with diplomatic ties to France. Amidst an outbreak of forest fires and the spread of flames toward the city, they challenge their status quo by welcoming women into the brigade – while also coping with the departure of their captain.
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Director: Nicolás Molina
Producer: Joséphine Schroeder, Francisca Barraza
Cinematographer: Nicolás Molina
Sound: Jorge Acevedo
Production
Joséphine Schroeder, Francisca Barraza
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Director
Nicolás Molina
Nicolás Molina (1985) studies film directing at the Catholic University of Chile. He directed and produced the short films El Jabalí in 2007 (official selection of FICValdivia and FICViña) and El Atleta in 2010 (official selection of FICValdivia and Sanfic). In 2013 he directed the TV documentary series ¡Chile Suena!. In July 2014, he premiered his first feature-length documentary, Los Castores, at the Sheffield Film Festival, which went on to win Best Film at the Valdivia International Film Festival. In 2018, he premiered his second feature documentary, Flow, in Sheffield, which won Best National Film at SANFIC 2018, Best National Film and Documentary of the Month at Docs Valparaíso, Best Film at Patagonia Film Festival, and screened at Guadalajara Film Festival, Kerala Film Festival, Docs Barcelona and DOXA, among others. In 2021, he premiered his third feature film, Gaucho Americano, at Hot Docs, and it went on to win Best Film at Trento Film Festival 2022 in Italy. In 2021, he began pursuing a Master's degree in Creation at the Zine Eskola de Elías Querejeta, where he edited his fourth film, Pirópolis, premiering at Tribeca 2024.Selected Filmography
Piropolis (2024), Gaucho Americano (2021), Flow (2018), Los Castores (2014) 
