Perpetual Person
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| Perpetual Person | |
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 Promotional release poster | |
| Directed by | Javier Bellido Valdivia |
| Written by | Javier Bellido Valdivia |
| Produced by | Javier Bellido Valdivia |
| Cinematography | Javier Bellido Valdivia |
| Edited by | Javier Bellido Valdivia |
Production company | Hombre Búho Producciones |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | Peru |
| Language | Spanish |
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 has Alzheimer's disease.[3]
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 Film Festival,[6] on October 11, 2021, at the 8th Trujillo Film Festival,[7] and on november 17, 2021, at the 38th Kasseler Dokfest.[8] On December 10, 2021, at the 6th Ethnographic Film Festival of Ecuador,[9] and that same month at the 15th Cinema Vérité Film Festival.[10] Then was screened on February 2022, at the 9th FIDBA, International Documentary Film Festival of Buenos Aires,[11] on may, 2022, at the 16th Ethnocineca - International Documentary Film Festival Vienna,[12] and on may, 2023, at the 19th FIFEQ - Festival International Du Film Ethnographique Du Québec / Montréal.[13] The film was invited to be the focus of analysis at the Film Symposium of the international journal HAU: Journal of Ethnographic Theory 2024 14:1.[14]