Synopsis

Through various archival materials, I seek to delve deeper into my father’s experience of political imprisonment following the Chilean civic-military coup. In a constant dialogue between past and present, with the compilation of his testimony, I experience the difficulty of facing that painful past. Amid the shadows of public history about human rights violations and the review of childhood videos, memories of a family history emerge, pushing me to reconstruct and rewrite my own story based on my father’s.

Team

• Mariana

  Sandina

  Director / Producer

  Mariana Sandina (Santiago, 1989) is a journalist and audiovisual filmmaker with a Master’s degree in documentary film. Her areas of exploration include memory, gender, and heritage.

Technical Info

Production year: 2024
Format: Full HD, 4K, Hi8
Length: 25 min
Country: Chile
Director: Mariana Sandina
Producer: Mariana Sandina
Instagram: @contraelolvido_doc / @marianasandina
Distributor or sales agent: Mariana Sandina

Awards and Official Selections

Nefiltravanae Kino Short Movie Club Film Festival – Belarus
29N Film Festival, Memory and Human Rights – Chile
SEVIFF (Sevilla Indie Film Festival) – Spain (Bronze Prize)
DOC.COIMBRA International Documentary Film Festival – Portugal
Best Documentary Film at the 32nd Saint Anna: Student & Debut Short Film Festival – Russia