GIAN GODOY

Gian Godoy, director-writer

Born in Santiago, Chile, Gian Godoy studied arquitecture in Barcelona with Enric Miralles and at Architectural Association London. Co-author of the film The Three Dumas in collaboration with Esther Anderson, exploring the life and career of Alexandre Dumas. The grandson of an enslaved African and a Marquess from Normandy, he overcame all the obstacles of prejudice to create the first modern superhero, The Count of Monte Cristo. An Official Selection at the Portobello Film Festival, The Three Dumas opened the new London Sugar and Slavery gallery at the Museum of London in Docklands. It was officially screened internationally during the commemorations of the 200 years of the Aboliton ot the Atlantic Slave Trade Act 1807-2007. His latest film Hain was premiered at the AVIFF festival in Cannes in May 2011, an HD animation exploring the shamanic heritage of the Selknam nation from Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia, based on the works by anthropologist Martin Gusinde in 1928.