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Sandu was born in Crimea and brought up in Chechnya. A political refugee based in the Netherlands for many years, GdA is happy to present Sandu's feature directorial debut. In this autobiographical, poetic and hybrid film, Sandu revisits her traumatic childhood memories to confront a haunting question: How can the cycle of violence that shapes children – and is handed down through generations – be broken?
A similar question runs through the entire Venice Film Festival lineup, with its narratives, first-hand accounts, and visions hailing from a range of countries and cultures – wherever horror and death are depicted and condemned, in the words of Emergency’s R1PUD1A campaign, embraced by Giornate degli Autori.
“Memory is a powerful invitation for us to cultivate the meaning of our memories and extol the value of our own roots, since without a serious reflection on the past – without a knowing, probing gaze on the events that have preceded us – there can be no future”, say Artistic Director Gaia Furrer and General Delegate Giorgio Gosetti.
Memory by Vladlena Sandu
France, Netherlands, 2025, 98’, color
Screenplay: Vladlena Sandu
Screening time: Wednesday, Aug 27, 16:30 CET @ Sala Perla (followed by a Q&A)
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