Synopsis

At 33, a filmmaker delves into her neighbor’s path toward becoming a foster mother, a process that prompts her to confront her own feelings about motherhood. When she unexpectedly becomes pregnant, the film transforms into a deeply personal exploration set in a country where abortion remains illegal.

Team

• Violeta

  Paus Soto

  Director

  Image and Sound Designer from UBA, Argentina; Master’s in Visual Arts from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. She made “City Plaza Hotel” (France, 14’, 2019), Premiered at Berlinale; “Siluetas de Agua” (Chile, 30’, 2020), Premiered at Dok.Leipzig; and “Ajawaska, fragments of a journey to the heights” (Argentina, 65’, 2013), Premiered at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival. She has created video installations such as “Sin Panteon” (France, 2014/15) and “Re.Incorporar” (Chile, 2018). She is currently developing her feature film “Zona de Sacrificio” and works as an editor and director on various projects. www.violetapaus.cl

• Claudia

  Aruquipa

  Producer

  Claudia Aruquipa is an audiovisual producer and project coordinator from Bolivia, naturalized Argentine.

  Production of “Familia por encargo”, the debut feature by Ramiro Velasco (In Pre-production)
  Production of “Retrato de un viaje” (In post-production)
  Production of “Caja Negra, el mito del voto electrónico”
  Production of “Ajawaska, fragmentos de un viaje a las alturas”
  Production of the experimental short “Inutero”
  Co-direction of the short “Diseño Circular”, Mention at the Sucesos Ambientales Festival at the Rojas Cultural Centre
  Assistant direction of the videodance “La Árida”
  Production of the videodance “Axolotl Videodanza”, based on “Axolotl” by Julio Cortázar, which participated in FIVU 2011 and the Rec, Festival Danza en Foco
  Production of the short documentary “Horneros”, Best video at the 1st Bicentennial Short Film Festival at the Raíces Cultural Centre and Best video from schools linked to education and/or audiovisual production at the FLVR 17, Rosario.

Technical Info

Production Year: 2024/2025
Format: 4K – Anamorphic
Lenght: 00:13:00
Country: Chile
Director: Violeta Paus Soto
Producer: Claudia Aruquipa
Production Company: Brote de Cactus
Website: brote de cactus
Social Media: @VioletaPaus