Directed by Inês Costa and Carolina Bonzinho, this brief yet poignant documentary explores the fragile nature of memory through a deeply personal lens. The film centers on a woman grappling with the gradual fading of her recollections, a process that reshapes her identity and her connection to loved ones. As she sifts through old photographs and familiar spaces, the narrative delves into the emotional weight of holding onto moments that slip away like sand through fingers. The directors employ a meditative tone, using intimate visuals and a sparse soundscape to evoke the quiet melancholy of forgetting. Without resorting to sentimentality, the documentary captures the universal struggle to preserve one’s past while confronting the inevitability of loss. Through its nine-minute runtime, Mnema becomes a tender meditation on what it means to remember—and what it means to be remembered.