Synopsis

Misha, a photographer, uses his grandfather´s camera to recreate a family album, bridging the gap to a man he never met. Exploring absent father figures, he reclaims spaces once denied to his family. Through his lens, secrets and violence surface, yet memory´s fluidity offers a chance for redemption.

  • A film by von Misha Vallejo Prut and Mayfe Ortega Haboud
  • Country of origin: Ecuador, Deutschland
  • Documentary cinema | 78 Min | 2024 | a production by Mayfe Ortega in coproduction with Tiempo Filmproduktion (DE) und Caleidoscopio Cine (EC)
  • Genre: Creative Documentary
  • Stand: Festivals
  • World premiere: IDFA 2024 Int. Competition
  • Nominations: Best first Feature
  • Financing: IFCI Fund Ecuador, IDFA Bertha Fund Classic, Atlantidoc Script Writing,
    La Orquídea Script Writing, Locarno Open Doors (Consultancy), Conecta Chile, LABED UPf. and Tiempo Filmproduktion
  • FESTIVALS:
    IDFA 2024 International Competition, Full Frame Documentary Film Festival 2025, True/False Film Festival 2025, Cine Latino Toulouse 2025, FICCartagena de Indias 2025, FICGuadalajara, San Diego Latino Film Festival, Ibero-American Film Festival, Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival, FIDBA, Kunturñawi Ecuadorian Film Festival, Sharjah Film Platform, EQUIS Feminist Film Festival of Ecuador.
  • AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS:
    Best Documentary – FICGuadalajara; Audience Award and SIGNIS Award – Cine Latino Toulouse 2025; Jury Prize – Pordenone DocsFest; Best Film, Best Editing, Jury Prize, Best Screenplay – Ibero-American Film Festival of Ceará.