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2026 Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington 12 Aug–23 Aug 2026

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Maite Alberdi

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The Eternal Memory

La memoria infinita

Maite Alberdi

Oscar-nominated Chilean filmmaker Maite Alberdi documents a love story for the ages as a woman struggles to preserve the brilliant mind of her partner of 25 years who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.

The Lifeguard

El salvavidas

Maite Alberdi

Mauricio believes that rules, not heroic rescues, prevent drownings. Filmmaker Maite Alberdi’s documentary portrait of a summer lifeguard at work on a popular Chilean beach could hardly be more telling or more oddly moving.

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