Soledad is Gone Forever

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Directed by
Mabel Valdiviezo

Written by
Mabel Valdiviezo

Genre
Short Film
Drama

Runtime: 14 min
Released: 2008
Language: English & Spanish
Subtitles: English

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Plot Outline

SOLEDAD IS GONE FOREVER, part of the Cannes Film Market- Short Film Corner films in 2007, is a spellbinding, visually stunning, psychological drama that explores the long-term psychological impact of political persecution. Based on real accounts, this film presents an intimate portrait of a young immigrant photographer living in San Francisco, Soledad Gonzales, who learns her father’s remains have been found in a mass grave in Chile. Soledad’s recurring visions of chilling childhood images shatter her life, making her discover that these are real memories that have been repressed for twenty years.

Torn by her aunt Delia's advice to forget the past but faced by the implications of her father's death, Soledad must make a crucial decision. Does she have the courage to pursue the truth and will this realization finally bring peace to her tortured soul?

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Awards

New York International Latino Film Festival, Pitch Contest winner, New York, 2007
International Latino Film Festival, Emerging Filmmaker Award, nominee, San Francisco, 2006

Reviews

"Powerful and haunting. A must-see. Filmmaker Mabel Valdiviezo is a gifted storyteller and a genuine artist." Todd David Schwartz, CBS Radio (Los Angeles)

"Soledad Is Gone Forever is provocative and promising. It grabbed me and must be made into a feature." Josefina Lopez, Writer of “Real Women Have Curves”

"It's a very powerful film about memory, identity and loss." Marlene Dermer, Co-founder, LALIFF

"Dazzling images in a world of remembrance and absences, a whirlpool of emotions in a beautifully crafted film. An intimate look at the universal feeling of loss and search by a sensitive hand." Sylvia Perel, Founder, International Latino Film Festival

"Director Mabel Valdiviezo has challenged her cast in a compelling story that has emotional urgency and keeps you viscerally engaged to the end. It's a must see with tremendous potential." Marilyn R. Atlas, Producer of “ Real Women Have Curves”

Screenings

New York International Latino Film Festival, July 2007
Cannes International Film Market-Short Film Corner, May 2007
Chica Luna Film Festival in New York City, March 2007
Cine Mujer Film Festival in San Antonio Texas, March 2007
BHLIFE Latina Film Festival in Los Angeles, December 2006
International Latino Film Festival-San Francisco, November 2006
Los Angeles International Latino Film Festival, October 2006

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