Perpetual Person (Spanish: Persona perpetua) is a 2020 Peruvian documentary film written, produced, filmed, edited and directed by Javier Bellido Valdivia.[1][2] It follows the life and routine of the director's maternal grandmother who suffers from Alzheimer's disease.[3]

Synopsis

An intimate approach to the experience of Alzheimer's disease in a 95-year-old woman and her relationship with her immediate surroundings. The tension between lucidity and dementia will shape a new notion of personhood, able to live and perceive the world in another way.[4]

Cast

  • Amadea Cárdenas Cuba
  • Nancy Valdivia Cárdenas
  • Catalina Zevallos Antahuara
  • Anghelo Mancco Hurtado
  • Javier Bellido Valdivia

Release

It had its world premiere on December 7, 2020, at the 18th Doclisboa International Film Festival,[5] then was screened in early January 2021 at the 8th Transcinema International Festival,[6] on October 11, 2021, at the 8th Trujillo Film Festival,[7] on December 10, 2021, at the 6th Ethnographic Film Festival of Ecuador,[8] and that same month at the 15th Cinema Vérité.[9]

Accolades

Year Award / Festival Category Recipient Result Ref.
2021 8th Trujillo Film Festival Best Documentary Feature Film Perpetual Person Nominated [10]
2022 13th APRECI Awards Best Documentary Nominated [11][12]

References

  1. ^ "Persona Perpetua – 9 Festival de Cine Etnográfico de Ecuador" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  2. ^ "Doclisboa announces details on final 2020 session: «Spaces of Intimacy»". Modern Times Review. 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  3. ^ Portales, Rodrigo (2021-10-11). "[Crítica] Festival de Cine de Trujillo: "Persona perpetua" (2020) - Cine independiente". Cinencuentro (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  4. ^ "Persona Perpetua - Doclisboa 2020". Doclisboa. 2024-11-30. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  5. ^ "Doclisboa 2020 - 18º Festival Internacional de Cinema". Doclisboa. 2020-11-26. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  6. ^ Vélez, Luis. "8º Transcinema: 'Persona perpetua', de Javier Bellido Valdivia". Sala 18.
  7. ^ "¡Disfruta de los largometrajes de documental en nuestra web!". Instagram. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  8. ^ "Programación – 9 Festival de Cine Etnográfico de Ecuador" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  9. ^ "Cinéma Vérité to review top films of Doclisboa festival". Tehran Times. 2021-11-22. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  10. ^ "Se lanza el FECIT - Festival de Cine de Trujillo 2021 - Festivales y premios". Cinencuentro (in Spanish). 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  11. ^ "Mujeres ganan protagonismo en nominaciones a los Premios APRECI al cine peruano de 2021". Asociación Peruana de Prensa Cinematográfica (in Spanish). 26 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  12. ^ "«Canción sin nombre» triunfa como mejor película peruana del 2021 en los Premios APRECI". Asociación Peruana de Prensa Cinematográfica (in Spanish). 15 March 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perpetual_Person
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