CATALINA JEANNERET CALDERÓN

Hi there,

I am a Chilean photographer and filmmaker currently based in California while I finalize my studies in Documentary Film.
An archive enthusiast and a hopeless romantic, I explore documentary and creative projects that intertwine memory, affections and emotions.

Here I share my work—a glimpse into my bilingüal heart

Hola!

Soy una fotógrafa y documentalista chilena radicada en California mientras concluyo mis estudios en cine documental. Apasionada por los archivos y romántica empedernida por naturaleza, mi trabajo documental y creativo entrelaza la complejidad de la memoria, los afectos y las emociones en narrativas visuales.

Aquí te muestro un pedacito de mi corazón <3

PHOTOGRAPHY / FOTOGRAFÍA

Visual Diaries (2024-present)

Works - Encargos Recientes

Visual notes for an archive of love letters

Varios, trabajos pasados (2019-2022)

DOCUMENTARY FILMS / DOCUMENTALES

La ciudad sin ti (2025)
essay film that invites you to see the history of modern Santiago through visual fragments. Archival footage, love letters, old movies and street conversations reveal how the practice of writing love is tied to memory, place, and resistance in this city.

Versátil (2022)
shortfilm about creativity, performance and the risks of being a sex worker in Santiago, Chile.

ESSAYS / ENSAYOS

Notes for an Archive of Love Letters (2024)

The Archive of Love Letters is an ongoing project. You can still contribute to this intiative or write me to get more information.

Certificado de presencia (2023)

Short essay for Claudio Pérez photobook, Last Footprint (available by request)

Versátil - notes on sex work (2022)

ethnographic essay on six months of interviews with Vesania, artist, performer and sex worker in Santiago, Chile.

Hi there! if you see this, let’s be friends on instagram 💌 @cata.jeanneret