Phantom Project (Spanish: Proyecto fantasma) is a 2022 Chilean fantasy comedy-drama film written and directed by Roberto Doveris. It had its international premiere on January 26, 2022, as part of the Official Selection of the International Film Festival Rotterdam where it competed for the Tiger Award. Starring Juan Cano, Ingrid Isensee, Violeta Castillo, Fernanda Toledo, Fernando Castillo, Yasmín Ludueñas, Natalia Grez, Rocío Monasterio, Claudio González Ravanal, Marco Carmona, Conrado Soto, Constanza Fernández, Sofía Oportot, Paloma Larraín and Tomás Abalo.

Synopsis 
Pablo is a young man who dreams of acting in movies, but to survive he works as a simulated patient and in strange alternative therapy sessions. His life is going downhill, he has just ended a relationship and his roommate disappears, leaving him with debts and endless problems... including a ghost. This will be the beginning of his journey through the Ñuñoa neighborhood, meeting his neighbors, making new friends and discovering that the path to fulfill his dream will be more tangled and complicated than it seems.

Cast 
The actors participating in this film are:

 Juan Cano as Pablo
 Ingrid Isensee as Antonia
 Violeta Castillo as Sofia
 Fernanda Toledo as Kathy
 Fernando Castillo as Francisco Moraga
 Yasmín Ludueñas as Camila
 Natalia Grez as Ana
 Rocío Monasterio
 Constanza Fernández
 Sofía Oportot
 Paloma Larraín
 Tomás Abalo
 Claudio González Ravanal
 Marco Carmona
 Conrado Soto

Release 
The film had its international premiere on January 26, 2022, as part of the Official Selection of the International Film Festival Rotterdam. It was commercially released on May 18, 2023 in Chilean theaters.

Reception

Critical reception 
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 90% of 10 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.6/10.

Cara-Lynn Branch of Universal Cinema wrote: "Phantom Project is an example of modern queer cinema. Early on, you get the sense this is queer cinema made by a queer filmmaker." Diego Brodersen of Página 12 wrote: "At its best, Phantom Project depicts a character at a crossroads in life, when adulthood has no turning back and the possibilities for the future begin to dwindle. Ergo, the anguish, that meetings with friends and friends and the possibility of new boyfriends fail to appease. In other instances, the indie comedy tone approaches the land of the sitcom, although without completely losing the tenderness."

Accolades

References

External links 

 
 Official Page

2022 films
2022 fantasy films
2022 comedy-drama films
2022 LGBT-related films
2022 independent films
Chilean fantasy films
Chilean comedy-drama films
Chilean LGBT-related films
2020s Spanish-language films
Films set in Chile
Films shot in Chile
Films about actors
Gay-related films
2020s Chilean films
LGBT-related fantasy films