The Silence of Others is a documentary that connects memories and human rights. It is a real story from Spain with echoes in Latin America and beyond.

Filmed over six years, The Silence of Others reveals the epic struggle of victims of Spain’s 40-year dictatorship under General Franco, as they organize a groundbreaking international lawsuit and fight a “pact of forgetting” around the crimes they suffered. The film offers a cautionary tale about fascism and the dangers of forgetting the past, and speaks powerfully to issues of transitional justice and universal jurisdiction.

The film has screened at festivals in more than 70 countries. It has won 40+ international prizes, including the 2019 Goya for Best Feature Documentary (Spain’s Academy Award) and the Grand Jury Award at Sheffield Doc/Fest (UK), among others.

The screening will be followed by a Q&A over Zoom with the film's co-director, Almudena Carracedo, an Emmy award-winning filmmaker and activist and will be moderated by Lorena Pino Montilla.

We will send out a Zoom link before the event. Please join the Zoom meeting at 7:30 pm, when we will do a brief introduction and provide a link to the film. We will watch and Tweet along together if you want using #FilmFeels #BeyondBoundaries hashtags, returning to Zoom for the live Q&A with co-director Almudena Carracedo.

This event is part of Film FeelsConnected, a UK-wide cinema season, supported by the National Lottery and BFI Film Audience Network. Explore all films and events at filmfeels.co.uk