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201118 minPGdoc-short

Guiding Sights

201118 minPGdoc-short

Rafael Egaña, 38, faces impending blindness while reflecting on over 50 years of photographs collected by his father.

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Katherina Harder Sacre

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Rafael Egaña, 38, faces impending blindness while reflecting on over 50 years of photographs collected by his father.

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Katherina Harder Sacredirector

Natalia Cabrerawriter

Isabel Orellana Guarellowriter

Katherina Harder Sacrewriter

Catalina Donosowriter

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Rafael Egaña, 38, faces impending blindness. He reflects on the photographs collected by his father, an amateur photographer, over more than 50 years. These images serve as memories of a visible world. As Rafael prepares to lose his sight, he contemplates the fate of these memories. Will they fade away, or will they take on new meaning without the ability to create new images? The film runs for 18 minutes and was released in 2011.

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