A vuelo de pajarito

A quiet, reflective walk through a journalist's archive that turns dusty papers into a living memory of a turbulent century.

Directed by

Santiago García Isler

Genres

Documentary, History

Starring

Rogelio García Lupo, Osvaldo Bayer, Eduardo Galeano

Overview

Documentary that traces the history of the 20th century through the story of Rogelio García Lupo, Argentine investigative journalist and historian co-founder of the Cuban news agency Prensa Latina along with Gabriel García Márquez, Rodolfo Walsh and Jorge Masetti, and also of the weekly newspaper of the CGT of the Argentines in 1968. We access the personal archive of García Lupo while he was visiting it for the last time at the age of 82, after having decided to hand it over to the National Library for future researchers to consult.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Memory, politics, media, justice

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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