Michael Lojano Cabrera

Permanencia portrays the old age and the memories of the youth of a seventy-seven-year-old man, who during the sixties was an active part of insurgent groups and of the most relevant social uprisings that took place in Ecuador.

They say that when they give you a name, they also assign you a destiny. The director of this documentary inherited hers from an aunt who died very young and whom she did not know. Through an 8mm film from 1962 and interviews with those who knew her, she will try to reveal her secrets and recognize herself a little more.