Relentless Memory
Margarita, a 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.
Dir. Paula Rodríguez Sickert | 93mins | 2024 | Chile, Argentina
"a vital oral history of the plight of the Mapuche people....Rodríguez’s film offers a powerful chorus of diverse voices. Together, they form a vital oral history that not only survives governmental repression but also carries urgent warnings for future generations" - Guardian
"Through a mix of archival material and present-day footage, Relentless Memory becomes a record of resistance and remembrance, poetically intertwining the Mapuche ancestral landscape with memories that were forcibly erased from the land and its people" - Sheffield Doc Fest
"an important documentary that confronts a painful and underrepresented history with care and sincerity" - Video Librarian
"A truly valuable and deeply humane work of research and transcription" - Letteboxd
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Relentless Memory
Dir. Paula Rodríguez Sickert | 93mins | 2024 | Chile, Argentina
Margarita, a 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 disc...
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Relentless Memory - Trailer
A Mapuche researcher, embarks on the same journey her ancestors made when they were expelled from their lands during the military invasions that founded Argentina and Chile.