Alejandro Jodorowsky Autobiography Collection

In a nostalgic childhood memoir, octogenarian director Alejandro Jodorowsky returns to coastal Tocopilla, his hometown in the Chilean desert. Through illusion, dream-like sequences, mysticism, and New Age metaphors, Jodorowsky portrays vividly his loving mother and his authoritarian father who wanted to make a man out of him, recounting the days of innocence against the backdrop of an eccentric, intricate dance of reality.

Through Alejandro Jodorowsky's autobiographical lens, "Endless Poetry" narrates the years of the Chilean artist's youth, during which he liberated himself from all of his former limitations--and from his family--and was introduced into the foremost bohemian artistic circle of 1940s Chile where he met Enrique Lihn, Stella Díaz Varín, Nicanor Parra... at the time promising young but unknown artists who would later become the titans of 20th-century Hispanic literature. He became inspired by the beauty of existence alongside these beings, exploring life together, authentically and freely. A tribute to Chile's artistic heritage, "Endless Poetry" is also an ode to the quest for beauty and inner truth as a universal force capable of changing one's life forever, written by a man who has dedicated his life and career to creating spiritual and artistic awareness across the globe.

A tour across Chile's diverse scenarios through the observation of bus stops and their passenger's conversations. The desert, cities, ocean and snowy peaks are the settings for this mosaic of day-to-day situations where humor, drama, and absurdity are combined. A film that delves into the conflicts of a diverse and unequal country colliding with the desires of the newly arrived immigrants.