The Memory of Butterflies

MENA premiere (Middle East and North Africa)

Peru, Portugal | Spanish, Murui Huitoto | Color | 77 min


 Emerging from the shadows of the rubber boom, the forgotten stories of Omarino and Aredomi are recovered in a sensory journey that intertwines the filmmaker's personal story with early 20th-century Amazonian archives. 
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2025-11-15 15:00:002025-11-15 15:00Creativity Centre
2025-11-16 15:00:002025-11-16 15:00Zamalek Cinema 2

Film Details

Director: Tatiana Fuentes Sadowski  

Countries: Peru, Portugal

Languages: Spanish, Murui Huitoto

Runtime: 77 min

Color: Color

Tatiana Fuentes Sadowski  

 She is a Peruvian filmmaker whose work bridges experimental and documentary cinema, exploring themes of memory, colonial histories, and collective healing. She studied Performing Arts in Peru and Film and New Media at Le Fresnoy—Studio National des Arts Contemporains in France. Her previous films have been showcased at prestigious festivals, including Doclisboa, Oberhausen, and Art of the Real. 

Additional Information

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Writers: Tatiana Fuentes Sadowski 

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Producer: Tatiana Fuentes Sadowski, Isabel Madueño Medina, Ico Costa 

Editor: Tatiana Fuentes Sadowski, Fernanda Bonilla, Elizabeth Landesberg

Cinematographer: Tatiana Fuentes Sadowski, Isabel Madueño Medina