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Memories of a Penitent Heart (2016)

Memories of a Penitent Heart (2016)

Documentary
Release Date: 2016, April 15
Directors: Cecilia Aldarondo
Countries: Puerto Rico, United States of America
Production: Blackscrackle Films

Overview:

Twenty five years after Miguel died from AIDS, his niece, filmmaker Cecilia Aldarondo, embarks on an excavation into a quagmire of unresolved family drama. Like many gay men in the 1980s, Miguel moved from Puerto Rico to New York City; he found a career in theater and a rewarding relationship. Yet, on his deathbed he grappled to reconcile his homosexuality with his Catholic upbringing. Now, decades after his death, Cecilia locates Miguel’s lover Robert, who has been shunned and demonized by the family, in order to understand the whole story.

Keywords:

woman director