Best of Fests
THE ETERNAL MEMORY
Chile 2023 – Director: Maite Alberdi – Original with English subtitles – Length: 84 min.
As a journalist, Augusto worked to ensure the crimes of the Pinochet regime were not forgotten. When he is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, he and his wife begin a battle for his own memories. Like a collage, the film depicts the stages of his disease, looks back at a life that was dedicated to collective memory and at the same time paints a moving picture of a loving relationship. Pablo Bücheler
Biography
Maite Alberdi studied directing at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Her feature debut THE LIFEGUARD (2011) was followed by TEA TIME (2015), which won twelve international awards and was nominated for a Goya Award for Best Ibero-American Film. Alberdi's fourth feature-length documentary, THE MOLE AGENT, was the first Chilean documentary to be nominated for an Oscar. THE ETERNAL MEMORY won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2023 Sundance Festival.
Filmography
THE LIFEGUARD, CL 2011, 64 min.
TEA TIME, CL 2014, 70 min.
THE GROWN-UPS, CL 2016, 82 min.
THE MOLE AGENT, CL 2020, 89 min.
