Memory

2023 | B/N | 100:00

Silvia works at a public home in New York for adults struggling with mental health conditions. She leads a simple and structured life: her daughter, her job, her AA meetings. She meets Saúl when he follows her home after their high school reunion: she finds him drenched and freezing on her doorstep the next morning. Their surprise encounter will have a profound impact on both of them as they open the door to the past.

Country: Chile, Estados Unidos, México
Direction: Franco; Michel
Script: Franco; Michel
Production: Núñez Larios; Eréndira, Franco; Michel, Montgomery; Duncan; Duncan, Orlovsky; Alex
Photography: Cape; Yves
Sound: Umpierrez; Javier
Cast:Chastain; Jessica, Sarsgaard; Peter, Wever; Merritt, Harper; Jessica, Fisher; Elsie, Timber; Brooke, Charles; Josh
Art direction: Ramírez Castelli; Claudio
Participation year at FICM: 2023

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