Petit Frère

Films can introduce us to worlds unknown to us. Roberto Collío’s and Rodrigo Robledo’s fragmented, free-associative documentary debut about Chile’s Haitian community is one such film. Petir-Frère Wilner, a gas station attendant and editor of a magazine for the Haitian community, is our guide to this strange land he and his compatriots now call home. Collío and Robledo not only document every aspect of Wilner’s life, including the birth of his first son, but also the lives of some of the community’s most vibrant characters. (Chicago Latino Film Festival)