I'm Not from Here
Chile, Lithuania, Denmark2015documentary26'Short matters! krótkie filmy roku (2017)
The protagonist of the film is Josebe, a Basque woman who lives in a nursing home in Chile. Days slip by imperceptibly at this closed institution. Because of dementia, Josebe does not have an easygoing personality; she is stubborn and seldom manages to establish contact with other residents. Although the woman has lived in Chile for several decades, she still recalls her happy youth spent in the Basque town of Renteria. I’m Not From Here is a poignant documentary about old age and a desperate attempt at hanging on to the memories which are still very vivid.
- directed by
- Maite AlberdiGiedrė Žickytė
Short and documentary film director. She was born in 1980 in Lithuania. In 2007 she earned her MA in Visual Arts from the Vilnus Academy of Arts. Her first film Baras (2009) won the Lithuanian National Film Award. Her next picture, feature-length documentary How We Played the Revolution (2011) was distributed in cinemas and awarded at film festivals. She is a member of the Lithuanian Film Academy and the Lithuanian Filmmakers Union. Currently, she is working on her feature film Thanksgiving Day.
- cinematography
- Pablo Valdés
- script
- Maite Alberdi, Giedrė Žickytė
- editing
- Juan Eduardo Murillo
- production
- Patricio Gajardo, Maite Alberdi (Micromundo Producciones)
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