We Exist in Memory

DIRECTOR(S):
Darian Woehr
SYNOPSIS:

How do you rebuild “home” from nothing but memories? This vérité-style film brings audiences into intimate conversations between Maria and her grandchild, Marucha, two Indigenous refugees living in displacement. To Maria, the Venezuelan delta is her home.

Presented as Part Of Documentary Shorts, Program One

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