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En esta película de género híbrido, Sarah Polley, escritora y directora candidata al Oscar®, descubre que la verdad depende de quién la cuente. Esta obra profundamente personal analiza la forma en que las narraciones nos conforman como individuos y familias, estudiando al mismo tiempo la naturaleza elusiva de la memoria.
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En esta película de género híbrido, Sarah Polley, escritora y directora candidata al Oscar®, descubre que la verdad depende de quién la cuente. Esta obra profundamente personal analiza la forma en que las narraciones nos conforman como individuos y familias, estudiando al mismo tiempo la naturaleza elusiva de la memoria.

Film and Video Arts All subjects
  • director
    Sarah Polley
  • producer
    Anita Lee
  • executive producer
    Silva Basmajian

Education

Ages 15 to 18
School subjects
Family Studies/Home Economics - Family Diversity and Challenges Health/Personal Development - Healthy Relationships Media Education - Documentary Film
Through a unique documentary approach, Stories We Tell highlights the unreliability of memory. The film also questions whether we tell personal stories for others or for ourselves, and whether our stories remain authentic when we know we are being filmed. How much does Sarah Polley know about the story she is about to be “told” when she sets out to make the film? Sarah’s mother Diane is the one character who does not have a “voice” in the film: How does this situation affect the story? Content guide: Language, mature themes

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