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Memory of a Displaced Body
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Memory of a Displaced Body

2024-06-17 · 9 min · Not rated

Animation

A ritual in the form of a film essay that explores, through collage, the sense of exile experienced during early childhood migration. It examines the primal configuration of detachment from one’s homeland, family environment, and body, and the reclamation of origins as a symbolic center.

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Directors
Mariana Mendivil
Production companies
UNAM, Escuela Nacional de Artes Cinematográficas (ENAC)
Countries
Mexico
Status
Released

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