Portrait of My Father
My father was found dead at the beach with psychotropic medication among his things. Despite suicide being a possibility, my mother -a psychiatrist- deemed performing an autopsy unnecessary. I was eight years old.
Thirty years later, equipped with a box filled with his belongings, I begin piecing his life together. I discover a one-of-a-kind musician and a music therapist of disabled teenagers, but nothing is certain in my quest, which is always shrouded in the fog of mental illness, overmedication, and my mother’s questioning every one of my findings.
Dir. Juan Ignacio Fernandez Hoppe - 99min - 2022 - Uruguay
"What are the pieces that make up a life? This thorny question lies at the heart of Juan Ignacio Fernández Hoppe’s riveting, emotional documentary, whose structure resembles a detective story." - Guardian
"It’s a film about loss, depression and love, as well as an exploration of what a person’s tangible legacy can be, and how difficult that is to capture." - IDFA
"Once you have started to dig up the past, you can’t stop half way" - POV Magazine
Best Film, Best Documentary Best Director - Uruguayan Film Critics Association Awards
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Portrait of my Father
Dir. Juan Ignacio Fernandez Hoppe - 99min - 2022 - Uruguay
My father was found dead at the beach with psychotropic medication among his things. Despite suicide being a possibility, my mother -a psychiatrist- deemed performing an autopsy unnecessary. I was eight years old.
Thirty years later, eq...
Extras
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Portrait Of My Father - Trailer
My father was found dead at the beach with psychotropic medication among his things. Despite suicide being a possibility, my mother -a psychiatrist- deemed performing an autopsy unnecessary. I was eight years old. Thirty years later, equipped with a box filled with his belongings, I begin piecing...
