Niles Atallah
Directing
Niles Atallah lives and works in Santiago, Chile. Born in California in 1978, he is a dual citizen of both Chile and the U.S. He has a B.A. in Art from the University of California at Santa Cruz. Niles works as a writer and director in feature film, music videos, video art work, installations and short films. He also works as a director of photography and created Diluvio, a film production company in Chile. His first feature Lucía premiered at San Sebastián in 2010. Lucía was awarded the FIPRESCI Critics Prize, Prix Découverte de la Critique Française and Prix Spécial du Jury in Toulouse and Best Director at the Valdivia International Film Festival in Chile. Lucia, Luis y el Lobo, a series of two short films he co-directed with Cristóbal León and Joaquín Cociña, totaled over 1 million online views.
Known for
Directing13
movieMerrimundi
2025
Director
movieAnimalia Paradoxa
2024
Director
movieVitanuova
2023
Director
movieArchivos del estallido
2019
Director
movieRey
2017
Director
movieLucia
2011
Director
movieLuis
2008
Director
movieNocturno de Chile
2007
Director
movieThe Black Pimpernel
2007
Continuity
movieLucía
2007
Director
The Fire Doll
Director
Camera11
movieMerrimundi
2025
Director of Photography
movieStill Nature
2025
Camera Operator
movieThe Bones
2023
Director of Photography
movieBurial: Subterranean Light
2022
Director of Photography
movieLemebel
2019
Director of Photography
movieLa Isla de los Pájaros Sombra
2017
Director of Photography
See and Listen
2014
Director of Photography
movieCandelaria
2013
Director of Photography
Quiero entrar
2011
Director of Photography
movieLucia
2011
Director of Photography
Trance
2008
Director of Photography
Editing8
movieMerrimundi
2025
Editor
movieThe Bones
2023
Colorist
movieBeast
2022
Colorist
movieLas mujeres de mi casa
2020
Editorial Consultant
Writing7
movieMerrimundi
2025
Writer
movieLas mujeres de mi casa
2020
Script Consultant
movieRey
2017
Screenplay
movieLucia
2011
Writer
movieLuis
2008
Screenplay
movieLucía
2007
Screenplay
Production4
movieEl Tamagochi Escarlata
2025
Associate Producer
movieThe Wolf House
2018
Producer
movieRey
2017
Executive Producer, Researcher
movieLucia
2011
Producer
Crew3
movieBeast
2022
Post Production Supervisor
movieAbout the Dead
2018
Thanks
Primer día de invierno
2010
Cinematography
Sound3
movieMerrimundi
2025
Sound
movieBurial: Subterranean Light
2022
Sound Designer
movieArchivos del estallido
2019
Sound Designer
Acting2
Art1
movieMerrimundi
2025
Art Direction
Visual Effects1
movieFamily Coup
2022
Photo Retouching, Visual Effects