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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Main credits

Michelangeli, Rodrigo (film director)
Michelangeli, Rodrigo (screenwriter)
Michelangeli, Rodrigo (film producer)
Thielen Armand, Jorge (film producer)
Aguirre, Daniela Maya (film producer)

Other credits

Editing, José Ostos.


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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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