ABOUT THE FILM

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From MTV Documentary Films, THE ETERNAL MEMORY tells an uplifting yet heartbreaking love story that balances vibrant individual and collective remembrance with the longevity of an unbreakable human bond.

LONG SYNOPSIS

THE ETERNAL MEMORY tells a profound and moving love story that balances vibrant individual and collective remembrance with the longevity of an unbreakable human bond. Augusto and Paulina have been together and in love for 25 years. Eight years ago, their lives were forever changed by Augusto’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis. As one of Chile’s most prominent cultural commentators and television presenters, Augusto is no stranger to building an archive of memory. Now he turns that work to his own life, trying to hold on to his identity with the help of his beloved Paulina, whose own pre-eminence as a famous actress and Chilean Minister of Culture predates her ceaselessly inventive manner of engaging with her husband. Day by day, the couple face this challenge head-on, relying on the tender affection and sense of humor shared between them that remains, remarkably, fully intact.

Writer & Director Maite Alberdi

Producers Maite Alberdi, Juan De Dios Larraín, Pablo Larraín, Rocío Jadue

Executive Producers Marcela Santibañez, Daniela Sandoval, Nicholas Hooper H., Julie Goldman, Christopher Clements, Chandra Jessee, Rebecca Lichtenfeld

Editor Carolina Siraqyan

Cinematographer Pablo Valdés

Sound Juan Carlos Maldonado, Roberto Espinoza

Music Miguel Miranda, José Miguel Tobar

FESTIVALS
2023: Sundance (World Premiere), Berlinale (International Premiere)

AWARDS
World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary Competition (Sundance)
Panorama Audience Award—Documentary Runner-Up (Berlinale)
Jury Award—Feature Documentary Competition (Minneapolis St. Paul International)
Shortlist Features Score Award (DOC NYC)

AVAILABLE TERRITORIES
U.S. Only; For Non-U.S. Festivals, please contact Dogwoof Sales.

EXHIBITION FORMATS
DCP, Digital Download