Memories of a Penitent Heart
Season 30 Episode 10 | 53m 43sVideo has Closed Captions
A cautionary tale of how faith is used and abused in times of crisis.
Filmmaker Cecilia Aldarondo suspected that there was something ugly in her family's past. Memories of a Penitent Heart excavates a buried conflict around her uncle Miguel's death at a time when having AIDS was synonymous with sin. As she searches for Miguel's partner decades later, the film – both a love story and a tribute – is a cautionary tale of how faith is used and abused in times of crisis.
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Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, Reva & David Logan Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the...
Memories of a Penitent Heart
Season 30 Episode 10 | 53m 43sVideo has Closed Captions
Filmmaker Cecilia Aldarondo suspected that there was something ugly in her family's past. Memories of a Penitent Heart excavates a buried conflict around her uncle Miguel's death at a time when having AIDS was synonymous with sin. As she searches for Miguel's partner decades later, the film – both a love story and a tribute – is a cautionary tale of how faith is used and abused in times of crisis.
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Clip: S30 Ep10 | 2m 14s | Filmmaker Cecilia Aldarondo explains the premise of her film, Memories of a Penitent Heart (2m 14s)
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