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Another Camp is Possible
A Documentary about Camp Kinderland, a Summer Camp with a Conscience
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About the Film
*LA MEMORIA ES VAGA tells the untold story of El valle de los Caídos, the Valley of the Fallen. Constructed after the Spanish Civil War under the pretext of reconciliation, Spain's largest monument was built by political prisoners in concentration camp conditions and came to house the tombs of Spain's two most prominent fascist leaders, Jose Primo de Rivera and Francisco Franco. Through interviews with former political prisoners who built the monument, current members of Spain's fascist party, the sculptor who designed the monument's 500-foot cross, and Spaniards who visit the tourist attraction, LA MEMORIA ES VAGA reveals the controversial history and legacy of this pharaonic monument, whose existence continues to provoke division in today's Spain. Ultimately, the film sheds light on the Franco dictatorship, Spain's transition from dictatorship to democracy, and its current struggle to recover hidden history.
Awards, Festivals, Screenings and lectures
*This award-winning documentary has screened at festivals throughout Spain, The United, States, and Latin America, including the Amnesty International Firefly Film Festival, The Havana Film Festival, and Festival de Cine de Alcala de Henares. This award-winning documentary has screened at festivals throughout Spain, The United, States, and Latin America, including the Amnesty International Firefly Film Festival, The Havana Film Festival, and Festival de Cine de Alcala de Henares. LA MEMORIA ES VAGA had its theatrical release at Madrid's famous Cine Doré. The film is part of Imagenes Contra El Olvido a travelling film series about Spain's historical memory. In December the film will be screened at the Galician Center for Contemporary Art in Santiago de Compostela.
*Katie has been invited to present her documentary by several universities including Stanford, Brown, NYU, Wesleyan, Vassar, the New School and by the International Center for Transitional Justice. The documentary was based on Katie's undergraduate oral history thesis at Wesleyan, which was awarded the Abraham Lincoln Brigades Archives George Watts Memorial Prize for best Essay on the Spanish Civil War.
Contact Katie if want her to present the documentary at your college, university or organization or to order the film.
Read Katie's article about making the film. (PDF - piece begins on page 17.)
