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Supported Projects > American Babylon

American Babylon

A Chilean exile living in Oakland, California is pushed by his activist lover to confront his parent’s death at the hands of a CIA-backed dictatorship unravelling a gripping tale of love and revolution set in the months leading up to 9-11.

Project Details

Status In Progress

Type Narrative Feature

Director(s) Yvan Iturriaga

Writer(s) Yvan Iturriaga

SFFILM Support

Rainin Grant 2017

FilmHouse Residency 2019

FilmHouse Residency 2020

Writer/Director Yvan Iturriaga

Yvan Iturriaga is an Oakland-based writer/director who spent his childhood border crossing through Latin America, living in the extended Chilean exile community. His documentary work includes co-directing A Photographer’s Journey for the PBS American Masters series. Yvan also wrote and directed the narrative shorts Sui Generis and Beep playing in over thirty festivals worldwide. Most recently, Yvan directed seasons one and two (fourteen episodes) of the original series The North Pole, executive produced by Rosario Dawson.

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