To Remember the Unknown:

The Memories of Malvinas from an Interrupted Time

Authors

  • Rocío Finochietto Facultad de Artes, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24215/2525085Xe071

Keywords:

national cinema, short film, Malvinas, memoire, fiction

Abstract

The present essay explores the creative process behind Campo de Agua (2025), a historical fiction short film on adolescences interrupted by the 1982 Malvinas War. Based on interviews with veterans, it weaves narrative, aesthetic, and performative choices to capture emotions ranging from youthful resolve to fear and loss. The film explores it’s character building shaped by war, the past-present duality, and the water metaphor, reflecting on cinema as a tool for collective memory and intergenerational dialogue.

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Published

2025-12-15

How to Cite

Finochietto, R. . (2025). To Remember the Unknown:: The Memories of Malvinas from an Interrupted Time. Arkadin, (14), e071. https://doi.org/10.24215/2525085Xe071

Issue

No. 14 (2025): Arkadin 14

Section

En construcción

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