Perpetual Person
| Perpetual Person | |
|---|---|
Promotional release poster | |
| Directed by | Javier Bellido Valdivia |
| Written by | Javier Bellido Valdivia |
| Produced by | Javier Bellido Valdivia |
| Cinematography | Javier Bellido Valdivia |
| Edited by | Javier Bellido Valdivia |
Production company | Hombre Búho Producciones |
Release date |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | Peru |
| Language | Spanish |
Perpetual Person (Spanish: Persona perpetua) is a 2020 Peruvian documentary film written, produced, filmed, edited and directed by Javier Bellido Valdivia.[1][2] It follows the life and routine of the director's maternal grandmother who has Alzheimer's disease.[3]
Synopsis
An intimate approach to the experience of Alzheimer's disease in a 95-year-old woman and her relationship with her immediate surroundings. The tension between lucidity and dementia will shape a new notion of personhood, able to live and perceive the world in another way.[4]
Cast
- Amadea Cárdenas Cuba
- Nancy Valdivia Cárdenas
- Catalina Zevallos Antahuara
- Anghelo Mancco Hurtado
- Javier Bellido Valdivia
Release
It had its world premiere on December 7, 2020, at the 18th Doclisboa International Film Festival,[5] then was screened in early January 2021 at the 8th Transcinema International Film Festival,[6] on October 11, 2021, at the 8th Trujillo Film Festival,[7] and on november 17, 2021, at the 38th Kasseler Dokfest.[8] On December 10, 2021, at the 6th Ethnographic Film Festival of Ecuador,[9] and that same month at the 15th Cinema Vérité Film Festival.[10] Then was screened on February 2022, at the 9th FIDBA, International Documentary Film Festival of Buenos Aires,[11] on may, 2022, at the 16th Ethnocineca - International Documentary Film Festival Vienna,[12] and on may, 2023, at the 19th FIFEQ - Festival International Du Film Ethnographique Du Québec / Montréal.[13] The film was invited to be the focus of analysis at the Film Symposium of the international journal HAU: Journal of Ethnographic Theory 2024 14:1.[14]
Accolades
| Year | Award / Festival | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8th Trujillo Film Festival | Best Documentary Feature Film | Perpetual Person | Nominated | [15] |
| 2022 | 13th APRECI Awards | Best Documentary | Nominated | [16][17] | |
| 2022 | 16th Ethnocineca - International Documentary Film Festival Vienna | EVA - Excellence in Visual Anthropology Award | Won | [18][19][20] |
References
- ^ "Persona Perpetua – 9 Festival de Cine Etnográfico de Ecuador" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ "Doclisboa announces details on final 2020 session: «Spaces of Intimacy»". Modern Times Review. 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ Portales, Rodrigo (2021-10-11). "[Crítica] Festival de Cine de Trujillo: "Persona perpetua" (2020) - Cine independiente". Cinencuentro (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ "Persona Perpetua - Doclisboa 2020". Doclisboa. 2024-11-30. Archived from the original on 2024-11-30. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Doclisboa 2020 - 18º Festival Internacional de Cinema". Doclisboa. 2020-11-26. Archived from the original on 2020-11-26. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Vélez, Luis. "8º Transcinema: 'Persona perpetua', de Javier Bellido Valdivia". Sala 18.
- ^ "¡Disfruta de los largometrajes de documental en nuestra web!". Instagram. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ "Persona Perpetua / Kasseler Dokfest". Kasseler Dokfest (in German). 2021-11-21. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
- ^ "Programación – 9 Festival de Cine Etnográfico de Ecuador" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ "Cinéma Vérité to review top films of Doclisboa festival". Tehran Times. 2021-11-22. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ "El FIDBA renovó su cartelera con lo mejor del cine de lo real, gratis y en todo el país". Cinerama Plus (in Spanish). 2022-02-07. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
- ^ "Perpetual Person - Ethnocineca". Ethnocineca. 2022-05-13. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
- ^ "FIFEQ Montréal | 2023 Archives". Fifeq Montréal. 2023-05-10. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
- ^ "HAU: Journal of Ethnographic Theory Vol 14, No 1 (2024)". HAU: Journal of Ethnographic Theory. 2024-06-28. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
- ^ "Se lanza el FECIT - Festival de Cine de Trujillo 2021 - Festivales y premios". Cinencuentro (in Spanish). 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ "Mujeres ganan protagonismo en nominaciones a los Premios APRECI al cine peruano de 2021". Asociación Peruana de Prensa Cinematográfica (in Spanish). 26 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "«Canción sin nombre» triunfa como mejor película peruana del 2021 en los Premios APRECI". Asociación Peruana de Prensa Cinematográfica (in Spanish). 15 March 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Award Sections 2022". Ethnocineca. 2022-05-13. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
- ^ "Perpetual person - Persona perpetua". Ethnocineca. 2022-05-13. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
- ^ "Festivaltagebuch Ethnocineca 2022, Tag 8: Persönliches und eine Aufarbeitung der deutschen Kolonialgeschichte in Schwarz-Weiß". The Gap (in German). 2022-05-20. Retrieved 2025-12-06.