Diego Naranjo

  • Juan Sebastian Jacome – Cenizas AKA Ashes (2018)

    2011-2020DramaEcuadorJuan Sebastian Jacome

    Quote:
    As Cotopaxi spews ash, issuing an eerie penumbra over Quito, a young woman confronts dormant familial conflicts. Desperate for a place to store her things as volcanic disaster looms, Caridad turns to her long-estranged father Galo for help. Galo abandoned Caridad’s mother long ago and is eager to make amends, but questions concerning the nature of his transgressions linger, straining communication between father and daughter and casting grave doubts over the possibility of reconciliation.Read More »

  • Micaela Rueda – UIO: Sácame a Pasear AKA Take Me for a Ride (2016)

    2011-2020DramaEcuadorMicaela RuedaQueer Cinema(s)

    Quote:
    High school can be horrible, especially when your classmates make you feel like a freak. But sometimes that pain only means that finding the person who gets you is all the sweeter. Loner Sara is in her last year of high school and is miserable. She is shunned by the girls in her class for being “weird” and spends her lunches smoking in a hiding place behind the school. That is, until the new girl, Andrea, invades her hideout one day. Andrea and Sara fall for each other instantly, bonding over their love of books and solitude. Things might actually start to look up for Sara, but then the world intrudes and threatens their happiness. Can their love survive homophobic classmates and parents?Read More »

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