Grandmothers
NEW DOCS
From 1976 to 1983 a brutal regime in Argentina “disappeared” thousands, including hundreds of pregnant women who gave birth in concentration camps before they were killed. For years the Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo have searched for their grandchildren. At first they took blindly to the streets, practically helpless, but after years of determined protest they met with success when scientific advances in genetic testing made positive identifications possible. This is a multigenerational story of familial love and devotion that surmounts cruel and seemingly impossible barriers. Told with strength and resolve, touching images of ordinary domestic spaces are creatively animated to bring the sad truth to light. TBW
Director
Afarin Eghbal
Producer
Kasia Malipan
Editor
Katherine Lee
Cinematographer
Claire Buxton
Original Title
Abuelas
Release Year
2011
Festival Year
2012
Country
United Kingdom
Run Time
10 minutes