Mechanical
Memory is a ghost.
2023 · 21 min · Thriller, Documentary, Drama
Memory is a ghost. Lucio, a printing press worker, takes one last walk around the machines with whom he shared everything. He remembers when his mechanisms used to move and through that mechanical movement he reflects about his own life.
Directed by Nicolás Gutiérrez Wenhammar · Written by Nicolás Gutiérrez Wenhammar
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