Event

Women Directors

The Women Directors showcase female-driven narratives and talent. This program includes the Mexican short film 52 Minutes and the Chilean feature film Outsider Girls, highlighting diverse and powerful stories directed by a couple of young Latin American women filmmakers.

Short Film:
52 minutes (Mexico, 2024, 10 min.) Drama | Spanish w/ English Subtitles
Directed by Jean Chapiro
Cast: Natalia Alanis, Gina GranB

Synopsis: Ana, a young woman with anorexia, is caught up in the struggle between sanity and restriction. Her reality, dreams, and nightmares become one as she's deceptively seduced by whom she later finds out is death.

Feature Narrative:
Las demas / Outsider Girls
Country: Chile
Year of Production: 2023
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Women Issues
Language: Spanish w/ English subtitles
Directed by Alexandra Hyland
Running Time: 81 minutes
Cast: Nicole Sazo, Alicia Luz Rodríguez

Synopsis: Rafaela (20) and Gabriela (21) are best friends, inseparable in every way. Rafa's unexpected pregnancy threatens the pink and extravagant oasis they have created together. Although abortion is illegal in Chile, it is not impossible. Together, they must navigate the hostility of the system to undergo the procedure without shattering their precious bubble or their relationship.

Sinopsis: Rafaela (20) y Gabriela (21) son mejores amigas, inseparables en todos los sentidos. El inesperado embarazo de Rafa amenaza el oasis rosado y extravagante que han construido juntas. Aunque el aborto es ilegal en Chile, no es imposible. Juntas deben enfrentar la hostilidad del sistema para realizar el procedimiento sin reventar su preciosa burbuja ni su relación.