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Memories of a Penitent Heart (2016)
Directed by Cecilia Aldarondo
Documentary · 1h 14m
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.
Crew
- Director
- Cecilia Aldarondo
- Director of Photography
- Brennan Vance
- Original Music Composer
- Angélica Negrón
- Editor
- Hannah Buck
- Producer
- Cecilia Aldarondo, Patricia Benabe
Details
- Release date
- 2016-04-15
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English, Spanish
- Countries
- Puerto Rico, United States of America
- Production
- Blackscrackle Films