THREE TIME EMMY NOMINEE

see memory

Duration: 27′

What if you could paint a new picture of your past?

Σάββατο 24 & Κυριακή 25/10 | @ Αθήνα στο Σεράφειο του Δήμου Αθηναίων | Είσοδος Ελεύθερη

Ώρες προβολής: 11:00 π.μ., 12:00 μ.μ., 1:00 μ.μ., 2:00 μ.μ., 3:00 μ.μ., 4:00 μ.μ., 5:00 μ.μ., 6:00 μ.μ., 7:00 μ.μ., 8:00 μ.μ., 9:00 μ.μ., 10:00 μ.μ. 

A young woman trapped between past and present wanders through a shifting landscape of memory. As a therapist bears witness to her story, fragmented memories begin to transform, revealing the possibility of healing and a future beyond trauma.

See Memory explores how memory shapes our lives—and how traumatic memories can hold us captive between past and present. Blending art and neuroscience, the film invites viewers to reconsider the nature of memory and the possibility of transformation.

Created from more than 30,000 hand-painted images, See Memory combines animated paintings with insights from leading neuroscientists and psychiatrists to illuminate how memories are formed, altered, and healed. Through this fusion of visual storytelling and scientific perspective, the film gives voice to the often fragmented experience of remembering and the human search for meaning, connection, and hope.

Bio: Viviane Silvera is a New York Emmy-nominated director, painter, and filmmaker whose work explores memory, trauma, imagination, and healing through hand-painted film. Her PBS film See Memory, created from more than 30,000 individually painted frames, has been nominated for three Emmy Awards and received the 2025 Telly Award for 2D Animation. Silvera speaks at universities, museums, medical schools, and mental health organizations about art, neuroscience, memory, trauma, and the power of visual storytelling to open difficult conversations. See Memory has been presented internationally at museums, universities, medical centers, and film festivals.