When protests erupted in Chile in October 2019, the police cracked down violently, maiming nearly 3,500 protesters with pellets and rubber bullets, many of whom suffered serious eye injuries. ‘It’s Mutilation’: The Police in Chile Are Blinding Protesters brings us inside a busy eye trauma unit in Santiago where doctors are responding to “an epidemic” of severe eye injuries amongst protesters. This video lays bare abuses of power and heavy-handed security tactics that often leave irreversible damage to those fighting for democracy and justice.
The Dispatch
Producer/Reporter: Brent McDonald
Cinematography: Miguel Tovar
Editor: Armando de la Cruz
Fixer: Alexandra Carmona López
Audio Mix: Matias Barberis
Graphics: Aaron Byrd
Director of Photography: Jonah M. Kessel
Producer: Emma Cott
Senior Producer: Mona El-Naggar
Executive Producer: Mark Scheffler
