ABUELAS - Directed, Animated & Co-written by Afarin Eghbal
(Pixiliation animation with mixed media)
© NFTS 2011 9mins 16secs Digibeta 1:85FHA Colour Dolby Digital 5.1
[Spanish and English with English Subtitles]
In a small apartment in Buenos Aires, an old woman eagerly awaits the birth of her grandchild and all the joys of becoming a grandmother. However, horrific circumstances mean that she will be forced to wait for over 30 years. Using real-life testimonials this animated-documentary raises issues of memory, repression and loss.
[View the trailer below]
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