Of Memory and Debris
(De memoria y escombros)
Rodrigo Michelangeli | Documentary
2020 | 17 minutes | Venezuela, Canada, France
The story of an unseen generation — the grandparents left behind in Venezuela by the largest exodus in Latin America's recent history.
Synopsis
A personal portrait of the director’s grandfather Opa, and his wife’s grandfather Ababo, who remained in Venezuela after most of their family emigrated due to the economic crisis and violence in the country.
Opa lives with his wife Oma, who has been suffering from Alzheimer’s for the past ten years, as he cares for her through her final days.
Ababo scrapes the sewers of his abandoned gold processing factory to accumulate gold remnants and afford a trip to Canada. His goal is to attend his granddaughter’s wedding.
An intimate character diptych, Of Memory And Debris tells the story of an unseen generation — the grandparents left behind by the largest exodus in Latin America’s recent history.
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Pragda subjects
Economics + Social Class Issues
Exile
Family
Health + Aging
Latin American Studies
Migration Studies
Short Films
South America
Keywords
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Festivals
ZINEBI Bilbao; Camden International Film Festival; Indy Shorts International Film Festival; BOGOSHORTS Bogotá International Film Festival; Festival del Cine Venezolano; Faito Doc Festival - Festival Internazionale del Film Documentario; La Guarimba International Film Festival; London Migration Film Festival
DIRECTOR: Rodrigo Michelangeli
NATIONALITY: Venezuela, Canada, France
YEAR: 2020
GENRE: Documentary
LANGUAGE: Spanish
COLOR / B&W: Color
GRADE LEVEL: Adult, College, High School, Middle School
SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE
AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE
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