In an unconventional move, art-house film distributor Neon is releasing Memoria in the USA "from city to city, theater to theater, week by week, playing in front of only one solitary audience at any given time." And furthermore, according to IndieWire (10/5/21) the film will only play in theaters and it will not become available on DVD, on demand, or on streaming platforms. They later abandoned this release strategy though after touring through only New York and Chicago and the film was eventually released in many cities simultaneously across North America in April, 2022.
In spite on saying the film will never be streaming, it is currently streaming in Australia on SBS on demand.
Premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.
Film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum placed the film on his "Best Films of 2022" list.
It was selected as the Colombian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards, though it was not nominated.