“A heart-sore and compassionate
investigation of unresolved pain”
A PLACE OF ABSENCE
A film by Marialuisa Ernst
(USA, 2025, 88 min. In English and Spanish with English subtitles)
Decades after her uncle’s disappearance under Argentina’s military dictatorship, filmmaker Marialuisa Ernst joins Anita and Leticia, two Central American mothers, on a perilous journey along the migrant trail. As they search for their missing children across Mexico and the U.S., the film traces a lyrical line across generations, connecting the trauma of present-day migration to the historic legacy of forced disappearances in the Americas.
Friday, October 16 — Thursday, October 22
DCTV’s Firehouse Cinema
87 Lafayette Street, New York City / (212) 966-4510
For tickets and more information visit: https://www.dctvny.org/s/firehouse-film/a-place-of-absence
Q&A on Thursday, October 22 at 8:30pm, moderated by Kavita Mehra, Sahki.org, co-presented by Cinema Tropical.
Additional Q&As with Marialuisa Ernst (director): Friday, October 16, 7pm: moderated by Kirsten Johnson (filmmaker and cinematographer); Saturday, October 17, 2pm, moderated by José Olivares (The Intercept); Saturday, October 17, 7pm, moderated by Alexa Aviles (NYC Council) and Victoria Sanford (Lehman College); Sunday, October 18, 7:30pm, moderated by Ignacio Jaureguilorda, co-presented by Safe Passages Project; Wednesday, October 21, 7pm, moderated by Ximena Amescua, co-presented by Firelight Media.
Watch the trailer:
