Synopsis

Award-winning photographer Misha Vallejo goes on a deeply personal journey, using his late grandfather’s camera to recreate a lost family album. This search bridges a gap to a man he never met while confronting the absence of family photographs and the stories they might have told. Through intimate moments with his grandmother, Misha delves into themes of paternal absence, racism, and social discrimination, uncovering hidden family secrets and reclaiming spaces once denied to his loved ones. His lens captures both the pain of violence and the fluidity of memory, offering hope for connection and healing. Light Memories is a meditation on the power of photography, the resilience of family, and the possibility of reclaiming what was once lost.