Event

Helicoide / Relentless Memory

The SLFF is pleased to premiere in the Pacific Northwest the documentary Relentless Memory and Helicoide, which covers themes ranging from human rights.

Short Documentary:
Helicoide
(Uruguay, 2023, 16 min.) Spanish w/ English subtitles - Human Right, Political
Directed by VICHO

Synopsis:
In this video we can find the story of 3 very hard experiences of life in the most brutal prison of the Chavista dictatorship. Behind the suffering and anguish during the days and nights we see how the nobility of the people rises above the misery of tyranny. However, repression and torture continue to be repeated today in that dark place.

Feature Documentary: Relentless Memory / La implacable memoria (Chile, 2024, 93 min.)
Spanish w/ English subtitles
Directed by Paula Rodríguez

Synopsis:
Margarita, a young Mapuche academic, discovers in an unknown archive in Berlin the testimonies of Mapuche prisoners who were expelled from their territories during the military invasions that founded Argentina and Chile. Moved by the discovery, she embarks on a journey to retrace the deportation routes of her ancestors.

Sinopsis:
Margarita, una joven académica mapuche, descubre en un archivo desconocido en Berlín los testimonios de prisioneros mapuches que fueron expulsados de sus territorios durante las invasiones militares que fundaron Argentina y Chile. Conmovida por el descubrimiento, emprende un viaje para rastrear las rutas de deportación de sus ancestros.