# Alicia Scherson

Alicia Scherson (born 1974 in Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean film director, screenwriter, and producer.

## Biography

Scherson studied filmmaking in the Escuela de Cine de Cuba and in 1999 received a Fulbright Scholarship to study for a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Scherson's debut film Play was awarded Best Director at the 2005 Tribeca Film Festival. The Times called Play a "doozy of a showreel," but also criticized its "sketchy emotional construction." Scherson's second film, Tourists, was selected for the 2009 Tiger Awards Competition.
Scherson collaborated with author Alejandro Zambra on Vida de Familia, a film based on one of his stories. The 80 minute feature was screened at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2017.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
| 2002 | Crying Underwater | Yes | Yes | Yes | (short) |
| 2005 | Baño de mujeres | Yes | No | No | (short) |
| 2005 | Play | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2009 | Optical Illusions | No | Yes | No | directed by Cristián Jiménez |
| 2009 | Tourists | Yes | Yes | Yes | (executive producer) |
| 2011 | Verano | No | No | Yes | directed by José Luis Torres Leiva |
| 2012 | Copia imperfecta: para Raúl Ruiz | No | No | Yes | (short) directed by José Luis Torres Leiva |
| 2013 | Las Analfabetas | No | No | Yes | directed by Moisés Sepúlveda |
| 2013 | Il Futuro | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2015 | El Bosque de Karadima | No | Yes | No | directed by Matías Lira |
| 2015 | El Bosque de Karadima: La Serie | No | Yes | No | (TV mini-series) (1 episode)- "La Iniciación" |
| 2015 | Rara | No | Yes | No | directed by Pepa San Martín |
| 2015 | Las Plantas | No | No | Yes | directed by Roberto Doveris |
| 2017 | Vida de Familia | Yes | Yes | No | (co-directed with Cristián Jiménez) |
| 2019 | Invisible Heroes | Yes | No | No | Chilean-Finnish TV series |

### As a writer

* 2017 Vida de Familia
* 2015 El Bosque de Karadima: La Serie (TV mini-series) (1 episode)- "La Iniciación"
* 2015 Rara
* 2015 El Bosque de Karadima (written by)
* 2013 Il Futuro (written by)
* 2009 Optical Illusions (writer)
* 2009 Tourists (writer)
* 2005 Play
* 2002 Crying Underwater (short)

### As a director

* 2017 Vida de Familia (co-directed with Cristián Jiménez)
* 2013 Il Futuro
* 2009 Tourists
* 2005 Baño de mujeres (short)
* 2005 Play
* 2002 Crying Underwater (short)

### As a producer

* 2015 Las Plantas (associate producer)
* 2013 Las Analfabetas (co-producer)
* 2011 Verano (executive producer)
* 2009 Tourists (executive producer)
* 2002 Crying Underwater (short) (producer)

### As an actress

* 2011 Verano - Turista Sewell
* 2005 Play - Woman at Photomat (uncredited)
* 2001 Time's Up!

### As an editor

* 2002 Crying Underwater (short)
* 2002 Mi hermano y yo (documentary)

### As part of the camera and electrical department

* 2002 Crying Underwater (short) (camera operator)

### As part of the miscellaneous crew

* 2012 Thursday Till Sunday (script consultant)

### Thanks

* 2012 Thursday Till Sunday (the director wishes to thank)
* 2011 Zoológico (the director wishes to thank)
* 2011 Bonsái (special thanks)
* 2011 Metro Cuadrado (thanks)
* 2005 Time Off (thanks)