Old Henry’s Bones is a documentary film about reason, the impossibility of a truly objective history and faith in the miraculous.

“There’s a difference, you know, between living and existing.”

Can a human being really live for 134 years, as locals of a small town in upstate New York maintain about a notable citizen, the filmmaker’s ancestor Henry Francisco? This character-driven documentary traces the borders of certainty through a legend rooted in nationalism, the quest for longevity and belief in the hereafter.

Framed as a genealogical quest, Old Henry’s Bones is a work of popular historiography, mapping a topography of nostalgia and conviction in rural America.

Watch the trailer here.

Old Henry’s Bones premiered in August of 2019 and is currently available for festival, museum and university screenings.

Format: 1920 x 1080 HD video

Total running time: 21 minutes

Subtitled versions are available in Simplified Mandarin and French.

Please contact andrew_francisco [at] hotmail.com