ATLAS OF DISAPPEARANCE

Atlas of Disappearance follows three relatives of the disappeared as they undertake a long and complex journey to recover the remains of their loved ones, confronting the bureaucratic, legal, and social obstacles that persist decades after the Spanish Civil War. Between 1959 and 1981, the Franco regime quietly oversaw the exhumation and transfer of more than 33,000 bodies from over 500 mass graves across Spain to El Valle de los Caídos, the monumental mausoleum built to glorify fascist victory. Drawing on director Manuel Correa’s research with Forensic Architecture, the film uses digital maps, citizen archives, and forensic technologies to reconstruct what oblivion sought to erase and reveal how families have safeguarded fragile traces of the disappeared.

Where

POLIS University

Country

Spain

Year

2026

Genre

Documentary

Duration

84 min

Director

Manuel Correa

Written By

Manuel Correa

Camera

Manuel Correa

Editing

Manuel Correa

Production

Anna Giralt Gris, Jorge Caballero Ramos, Emil Olsen

When

17 September 2026, 11:00

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