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Our Disappeared / Nuestros Desaparecidos
Our Disappeared / Nuestros Desaparecidos is a documentary film about the desaparecidos in Argentina. Written, produced and directed by Juan Mandelbaum.

Synopsis
Through a casual Google search director Juan Mandelbaum finds out that Patricia, a long lost girlfriend from Argentina, is among the thousands who were kidnapped, tortured and then “disappeared” by the military during the 1976-1983 dictatorship. Juan embarks on a journey to find out what happened to her and others he knew who disappeared and re-examines his own choices.

Using rare archival footage he evokes the dreams for a revolution that would transform Argentina. As he shares dramatic stories told by parents, siblings, friends and children of the disappeared, Juan grieves the tragic losses and shows that when brutal regimes attack the fabric of a country with great impunity, the suffering lasts for generations.

Credits
Written, Produced and Directed by Juan Mandelbaum

Edited and Co-Produced by David Carnochan

Director of Photography Vicente Franco

Music Composed by Gustavo Moretto

Festivals and Screenings
Our Disappeared / Nuestros Desaparecidos has appeared at numerous film festivals, museums and cultural centers, including:

CINE Golden Eagle Competition, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival, Santa Barbara International Film Festival, New York Jewish Film Festival, Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, Museum of Modern Art, New York, Worcester Latino Film Festival, Cartagena International Film Festival, Colombia , Athens International Film + Video Festival, Chicago Latino Film Festival, Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival , Syracuse International Film Festival, Berkshire International Film Festival, Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles

Articles and Reviews
Our Disappeared review by Robert Koehler, Variety (September 29, 2008)

Grieving the Personal and the Political Losses of a Revolution by Wesley Morris, The Boston Globe (October 16, 2008)

Our Disappeared Revisits a Dark Chapter in Argentina's History by Reed Johnson, Los Angeles Times (September 12, 2008)

Searching for the Disappeared by Linda Matchan, The Boston Globe (October 12, 2008)

Brookline Filmmaker Turns Lens on Argentina's Vanished Residents by Ed Symkus, The Brookline Tab (October 16, 2008)

(Spanish) Documental Nuestros Desaparecidos: La Necesidad de Remover el Pasado by Virginia Gómez, TuBoston.com (October 3, 2008)

Awards
CINE Golden Eagle Award

Gerald Peary's Top 10 of 2008 for The Boston Phoenix