The Eternal Memory premieres in Los Angeles and San Francisco before arriving in over 25 cities

17 agosto, 2023

• The latest film by Oscar nominee Maite Alberdi (The Mole Agent) is gearing up for an exclusive premiere on August 18 in Los Angeles and San Francisco after being screened in New York at the Angelika Film Center.

• Distributed by MTV Documentary Films, the film is set to embark on a global theatrical tour spanning various countries, including Spain, the United Kingdom, Italy, Benelux, Germany, Latin America, Japan, South Korea, and many others.

• In Chile, it will premiere on August 24.

The North American premiere of The Eternal Memory has been a complete success. The film is directed by Maite Alberdi and produced by Maite Alberdi, Juan de Dios Larraín, Pablo Larraín, and Rocío Jadue. According to data provided by its distributor, MTV Documentary Films, the film grossed $12,000 in its opening weekend in a single location, making it one of the top 5 films with the highest per screen average (PSA) for a documentary released theatrically this year in the United States.

«I’m thrilled that The Eternal Memory has found its home at MTV Documentary Films, which in the last years has believed in the artistic innovation of documentaries and has premiered documentaries that I greatly admire,» says Maite Alberdi.

«An extraordinary and sublime love story, we simply could not take our eyes off the screen. The Eternal Memory left us so deeply moved by Augusto and Pauli that we can’t stop thinking, talking, and marveling at the beautiful work Maite has done and how elated we are to bring this film to the world,» says Nina L. Diaz and Liza Burnett Fefferman, co-directors of MTV Documentary Films.

The Eternal Memory narrates the profound love story of Augusto and Paulina, who have been together and in love for over 25 years. Eight years ago, their lives changed with Augusto’s diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. In a story about individual and collective memory, Augusto, a prominent cultural journalist on Chilean television, and Paulina, a renowned actress and former Minister of Culture, dialogue between the reconstruction of memory and identity while simultaneously keeping alive that unbreakable complicit love. Day by day, the couple reinvents their way of relating to each other, relying on affection and a sense of humor of their own, which, remarkably, always remains intact.

The film, which has garnered rave reviews, won the Grand Jury Prize for Best International Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival and was a finalist for the Panorama Documentary Audience Award at the Berlin Film Festival.

The following August 18, the film will premiere in Los Angeles and San Francisco, but that is only the starting point of its world journey. The documentary is preparing to arrive in more than 25 cities in the United States at the end of August and September. But that is not the end of its journey, as this profound story will continue to be premiered in theaters worldwide: Spain, United Kingdom, Italy, Benelux, Germany, Latin America, Japan, South Korea, and many other countries. In Chile, it will be shown in theaters starting August 24.