Movie

People Forward

2014 · 72 min

A quiet, haunting blend of memory and loss, where old footage and present-day longing slowly pull you into a family's unresolved pain.

Tagline: Solitary cinema is like that… you work with what you can.
Overview: Through the recovery of found Super-8mm footage captured by his brother during the 70´s dictatorship, André tries to revive the memories of his father, who’s been waiting for his missing son for over 30 years.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Memory, grief, family, politics
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: memory
grief
family
politics
isolation
Places: home
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
documentary
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none