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I'm Not Óscar

2021 · 15 min

A quiet, sorrowful pilgrimage through harsh borderlands, carrying the weight of loss and memory with restrained, contemplative imagery.

Directed by
Jon Ayon
Genres
Documentary
Overview
A first-generation Latinx father journeys through unrecognizable, unceded lands in the border regions between the U.S. and Mexico in search of the place where Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez and his young daughter, Angie Valeria, drowned.

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Directed by
Jon Ayon
Genres
Documentary
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 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
  • grief
  • immigration
  • family
  • memory
  • isolation
Places
  • road trip
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism10
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
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Directed by
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Written by
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Cinematography
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Runtime
15 min
Country
Mexico, United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish

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