Living memories

Living Memories is a documentary film that traces the history of the director’s neighborhood and native country, Haiti, through a personal and engaged perspective. Brick by brick, through encounters and wanderings throughout Port-au-Prince’s neighborhoods, archival photos, graffiti, and animations, the filmmaker introduces us to architect Léon Mathon and the residential architecture of the early 20th century. Over the ruins of her family home, Dominique, the director's mother, an architect like her father and grandfather before her, searches through her memories and significant places for traces of the past and the history of her country. Many of her landmarks are no longer there. From this tragedy arises a quest — a need to reconnect memory and history to understand the present better. The filmmaker follows her mother during her journey, capturing her reflections and conversations and documenting them to bring memories back to life.

Director: Nitsé Mathelier
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 80 min

Screenplay

Cinematography: Vanessa Abadhir
Production: Productions Ocho Inc
Country: Canada
Language: Français
Original Language: fr

Keywords

haiti, childhood home, neighborhood, architecture history, memories

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Living memories about?
Living Memories is a documentary film that traces the history of the director’s neighborhood and native country, Haiti, through a personal and engaged perspective. Brick by brick, through encounters and wanderings throughout Port-au-Prince’s neighborhoods, archival photos, graffiti, and animations, the filmmaker introduces us to architect Léon Mathon and the residential architecture of the early 20th century. Over the ruins of her family home, Dominique, the director's mother, an architect like her father and grandfather before her, searches through her memories and significant places for traces of the past and the history of her country. Many of her landmarks are no longer there. From this tragedy arises a quest — a need to reconnect memory and history to understand the present better. The filmmaker follows her mother during her journey, capturing her reflections and conversations and documenting them to bring memories back to life.
Who directed Living memories?
Living memories was directed by Nitsé Mathelier.
How long is Living memories?
Living memories has a runtime of 1h 20m (80 minutes).
What genre is Living memories?
Living memories is a Documentary film.
Where was Living memories produced?
Living memories was produced in Canada.