Luis Sepùlveda, born in Chile in 1949, lived in Paris and Hambur g after being arrested and exiled under Pinochet. The famed writer gained notor iety with his novel The Old Man Who Read Love Stories. He directed Nowhere,his fir st feature film, based on a story in Desencuentros. Diego Meza studied in Santiago (Chile), Cuba and New York . He has dir ected numerous documentaries, videos and shor ts. His work has appeared at international festivals. H e also worked with Sepùlveda on the author's first film project.