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About this submission
A crew of young Hispanic filmmakers meet with a strange old man who is trapped in time, with the goal of collecting his wisdoms. RECUERDO (which had its US premiere at Cinema On The Bayou) is a docufiction with realist-magic undertones that take us on a trip through Central America's intense history.
The film features Panamanian actor Carlos Serrano (The Suicide Squad, 2021), recounting his memories of the U.S. invasion of Panama, a dark period that unfortunately comes back to mind, with the mounting tensions between America and Panama. We then explore scenes from a more and more distant past.
Creator
Orian Dorais has studied Cinema and Art History at Université de Montréal. During his school years, he has directed several short films shown in festivals around the world.
His most recent project, RECUERDO, has been made in the context of Kinomada, a creation lab headed by veteran documentary filmmaker Yannick Nolin.
He's also occupied numerous other positions in the cinema industry, from being a film critic to working as a production assistant on Transformers : Rise of the Beasts.
Independently from his film career, Orian is also a writer. In 2017, he has published his first short story at the age of seventeen and, since 2019, he has written several nonfiction pieces for magazines in Montreal. At the age of only 22, he became a member of the prestigious FIPRESCI. more...