Santiago Bertolino is an independent director and scriptwriter. Amazonia, an encounter with the guardians of the rainforest is his fourth full-length documentary. NIN E TEPUEIAN (My Cry), his 3rd full-length documentary, was released in Quebec in January 2020. A portrait of Innu artist Natasha Kanapé Fontaine, produced by Le Studio Via le Monde Inc.
In 2016, Santiago Bertolino directed Freelancer on the front lines. This film produced by the ONF follows the journey of a freelance journalist in the war zone of the Middle East. The shootings took him to Iraqi Kurdistan, Israel, Palestine, Egypt and Turkey. In 2013, he co-directed his first feature film with Hugo Samson, about Quebec students’ struggle against tuition fee hikes, the famous Student Spring. Red Square on a Blackboard, which premiered on Télé-Québec, won two Gémeaux awards: Best Documentary on Social Issues and Best Screenplay.
Filmography
AMAZONIA, AN ENCOUNTER WITH THE GUARDIANS OF THE RAINFOREST, 97 min, Documentary, 2024
NIN E TEPUEIAN – MY CRY, 82 min, Documentary, 2019
FREELANCER ON THE FRONT LINES, 97 min, Documentary, 2016
RED SQUARE ON A BLACKBOARD, 110 min, Documentary, 2013
STONES ALONE WILL NOT STOP THE OCCUPATION, 14 min, Documentary, 2010