Memories of a Penitent Heart
Blackscrackle Films (4/15/2016)
Documentary, Family, Queer Themes/Interest
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IMDB   7.2
77 mins USA / English
Director/Choreographer
Cecilia Aldarondo
Producer Cecilia Aldarondo
Patricia Benabe
Cinematography Brennan Vance
Music Angélica Negrón

Twenty five years after Miguel died from AIDS, his niece, filmmaker Cecilia Aldarondo, embarks on an excavation into a quagmire of unresolved family drama. Like many gay men in the 1980s, Miguel moved from Puerto Rico to New York City; he found a career in theater and a rewarding relationship. Yet, on his deathbed he grappled to reconcile his homosexuality with his Catholic upbringing. Now, decades after his death, Cecilia locates Miguel’s lover Robert, who has been shunned and demonized by the family, in order to understand the whole story.
Edition Details
No. of Discs/Tapes 1
References
Festivals & Awards Tribeca 2016
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