About filmic strategies to develop a first person narrative in documentary

Authors

  • Catalina Donoso Universidad de Chile

Abstract

This article explores the connections among identity, memory and childhood in two recent Chilean documentaries: El edificio de los chilenos de Macarena Aguiló y El eco de las canciones de Antonia Rossi. The analysis emphasizes the way each documentary uses its filmic resources to develop a first person narrative, questioning the notions already mentioned, as fixed and definitive concepts.

Keywords:

identity, memory, childhood, Chilean documentary