I recently watched the Argentinian film “Found Memories”. This
movie documents the lives of many people in the village of Jotuomba, but
focuses on Antonio and Madalena—elderly bread-makers—and Rita, a young photographer.
Rita helps them document their daily routine: make bread, go to church, pray,
eat dinner, play games. Along the way, they develop relationships and recognize
special memories.
At first, I had some trouble connecting to this movie. I
didn’t really feel like there was a lesson I could learn from it. After some
thought, I realized that there are many lessons that I can draw from “Found
Memories”.
Sometimes at college, it seems like our lives are changing
so fast. One week, you’re passing a class; the next, you bombed a midterm. One
week, you’re surrounded by strangers; the next, you have new friends. After a while,
though, life can seem kind of monotonous. Day after day, we go to the same
classes, interact with many of the same people, eat the same Rice-a-Roni. It can
be easy to fall into a routine and forgot all of the experiences we’re having.
While my mom and I were driving to Brigham Young University
so that I could start my freshman year, she reminded and advised me to take as
many pictures as possible. I’ve never been a photographer by any means, but I
did attempt to post a picture to Facebook every day that I was 16 (I failed).
Despite this, I have heeded my mother’s advice and have begun to document my
life here at this university.
Documenting my life through pictures allows me to hang on to
the memories I’m making and keep them from fading. In the future, I will be
able to look back at these photographs and remember what it’s like to be young,
just as “Found Memories” explains.
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