family, elderly, love, marriage
Augusto Góngora, a veteran Chilean journalist and prominent chronicler of the crimes of the Pinochet regime, and Paulina Urrutia, actress, activist, and politician, have been a tight-knit loving couple for over 20 years.
Augusto was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s eight years ago. Paulina’s uncompromising dedication and Augusto’s fierce fight to hold on to his identity is a deeply affecting testimony to their love.
THE ETERNAL MEMORY is both an inquiry into human dignity in old age and adversity and into the mechanisms of individual and collective remembrance. What – and who – do we recall from our past? Why do we forget or suppress certain memories, and what effect does this have on a person, as well as on an entire country?
Maite Alberdi, an Academy Award® Nominated Director and Producer, is the first Chilean woman to be nominated at the Academy Awards. She has developed a particular style characterized by the intimate portrait of small worlds, and her unique voice has led her to be one of the most prominent voices in Latin American documentaries. In 2011, she released her first feature film, The Lifeguard. Through Micromundo, her production company, she directed her second film, Tea Time, which has won more than 12 international awards and was nominated for the 2016 Goya for Best Ibero-American Film. In 2016, she released the short film I am Not from Here, nominated for the European Films Award, and premiered her third feature film, The Grown-Ups, receiving 10 international awards. In Sundance 2020, she premiered her latest film, The Mole Agent, the first Chilean documentary nominated for the Academy Awards®.
