Where Things Remain

Federico Solorzano, paleontologist and collector, lives the last months of his life in his house in Guadalajara, Mexico. His collections count over 500 thousand objects ranging over a broad variety of kinds. His granddaughter Daniela dives into them, trying to understand her grandfather and his relationship to the world. When he dies, the objects disperse. In this film, Daniela makes her own collection of everything that defines her grandfather. Delving into his mind, she explores the purpose of each object and the memories of a person that is no longer there. (Guadalajara International Film Festival)