Ultraje de un Noviciado (Power and Garbage)

In December of the year 2000, officials of the NGO House for Peace (Casa de la Paz), communicated to the community of Pudahuel that a ... todos » landfill site was to be installed in the Noviciado Valley, within their boundaries. The project was being proposed by a company called CIL Ambiente, jointly owned by Constructora Internacional, a Chilean company, and by Sistema Ambiente, the representative in Chile of a group of Italian companies...

What economic groups are actually behind this project? ... why was this community chosen, and specifically, a location only 8 kilometres from the international airport of Pudahuel? ... and what will become of a community affected by the installation of such a large project in the middle of a valley which is a declared ecological preservation area? ... It is obvious that an organised community would never permit the imposed installation of a landfill site within its territory. How is it possible that a government institution could approve such an installation, regardless of the consequences for the environment and for the residents? How is it possible to accept that a private company puts its profit above the health of a community, and of the survival of the planet?

Ultraje de un Noviciado is a documentary about the dignity of a people. It is a small step toward discovering and understanding the relationship between Power and Garbage in the world of today. Ultraje de un Noviciado is a wrathful cry of a community, amplified by the joint production of Cinematografías Australes and Gryphon Productions… we hope that the saga helps us to answer some of the so many unanswered questions.