A film by Marialuisa Ernst

Trailer

A film by Marialuisa Ernst
Executive Producers: Cecilia Aldarondo, Susan Margolin, Kirsten Jonhson & Melanie Greenberg.

About the film

A Place of Absesnce

A Place of Absence is a lyrical documentary that explores unresolved grief, boundless love, and the unbreakable strength of women. Decades after her uncle’s disappearance during Argentina’s Dirty War, Filmmaker Marialuisa joins the Caravan of Mothers, a courageous group of Central American women searching along the migrant trail for their missing loved ones in Mexico and the US. As their stories intertwine across generations and geographies, the film becomes a powerful testament of resilience, memory, and justice.

Team

Marialuisa Ernst
Director/Producer
(she/they)
Cecilia Aldarondo
Executive Producer
(she/her)
Susan Margolin
Executive Producer
(she/her)
Brenda Avila
Co-Producer
(she/her)
María Luisa Santos
Editor
(she/her)
Jay Arthur Sterrenberg
Finishing Editor
(he/him)
Matthew Cohn | EDITOR
Ricardo Acosta | STORY CONSULTANT
Miranda y Tobar | COMPOSERS

Screenings

Salem Film Festival

Peabody Essex Museum
March 29, 2026
2:45 pm
 - 4:15 pm

BUY TICKETS

San Diego Latino Film Festival

1640 Camino Del Rio N, San Diego, CA 92108
March 20, 2026
4:45 pm
 - 6:30 pm

BUY TICKETS

True False Film Festival / Sunday

The Globe
March 8, 2026
2:15 pm
 - 4:00 pm

True False Film Festival / Saturday

The Blue Note
March 7, 2026
2:45 pm
 - 4:30 pm

True False Film Festival / Friday

The Ragtag
March 6, 2026
6:15 pm
 - 8:00 pm

True False Film Festival

The Ragtag
March 6, 2026
6:15 pm
 - 8:00 pm

World Premiere at Doc NYC Followed by a Q&A

Village East by Angelika Cinemas
November 15, 2025
4:00 pm
 - 5:30 pm
A film by Marialuisa Ernst
Executive Producers: Cecilia Aldarondo, Susan Margolin, Kirsten Jonhson & Melanie Greenberg.