Search for Identity

Many Argentine families are still looking for their missing family members after they were kidnapped in the 1970s Dirty War. 

Gaylord College hosted a screening of the documentary “Search for Identity” on Tuesday, February 7. The film focused on the Las Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo and the discovery of the children of their missing family. 

 During a time of civil war in Argentina, many civilians went missing. The children of the missing people were kidnapped and given to military families.  Las Abuelas is a group of grandmothers whose mission is to find and reunite the missing children with their true families. 

Charlie Tuggle, a journalism professor at the University of North Carolina, is the director of the film. Tuggle explains his motivation behind the film in an interview via Skype. 

“The right to identity is the single right to being human,” Tuggle said. 

The documentary tells the audience that the search for the truth is something that all people should strive for. Tuggle says that he wants his film to inspire people to make a difference. 

“We can make a difference, but you don’t make a difference sitting down,” Tuggle said. 

For more information on the film visit www.searchforidentitydocumentary.com

And for more information on Las Abuelas and their mission visit www.abuelas.org.ar/english/history.htm