Archeology of Memory

Next Monday night KQED will broadcast the powerful documentary, Archeology of Memory, one of our TMS Filmbridge selections for 2009. The broadcast is at 11pm, and is part of the national PBS series, Global Voices. Our film students will present the film and the film-makers in person at the de Young Museum, San Francisco on Wed, October 7th. That event will be for students from high schools around the Bay Area, but the KQED broadcast will give you a chance to view the film too.

Archeology of Memory tells the story of Quique Cruz, a young musician imprisoned and tortured under the Pinochet regime in Chile. Quique's music in response to that experience is a major part of the documentary. Quique will appear in person with our students at the de Young, along with Oscar-nominated director, Marilyn Mulford.

Isabel Allende, Chilean author and TMS alumnus grandparent, said of Archeology of Memory:

"Beautiful music and the moving account of an artist who survived Villa Grimaldi, the worst torture center of Pinochet's dictatorship in Chile. The mood is nostalgic, without a trace of self-pity, and leaves a memorable impression in the heart of the viewer."

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