The Fabulous Gold Harvesting Machine

Description
Reviews
Citation
Cataloging

In Chile’s Tierra del Fuego, “Toto” has spent 40 years hand-mining for gold in brutal conditions; after a stroke and with no social security, he still can’t stop. His son Jorge sets out to design and build a homemade gold-harvesting machine to spare his father’s labor, turning their struggle into an intimate father-son portrait about work, dignity, and hope.

Citation

Select a citation style:

Main credits

Pourailly de la Plaza, Alfredo (film director)
Pourailly de la Plaza, Alfredo (film producer)
Hervé, Francisco (film producer)
Hell, Annemiek van der (film producer)

Other credits

Cinematography, Alfredo Pourailly De La Plaza; editing, Alfredo Pourailly De La Plaza, Javiera Velozo Saldivia, Melisa Miranda; music, Karl Heortweard.

Keywords

Tierra del Fuego,Patagonia,Chile,Gold Mining,Gold Prospecting; Aging,Seniors,Retirement Insecurity,Father–Son Relationship,DIY Machine; Rural Life,Aging workforce; "The Fabulous Gold Harvesting Machine"; EPF Media

Related Films

The Man of the Future

Michelsen, an elderly truck driver, sets out on his last trip driving…

Main content