DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT

When my father left our family without explanation, a strange emptiness took root in me. Although his departure brought some relief—he was a violent man addicted to slot machines—it also left deep cracks in my identity. His absence forced me to question my sexuality and my capacity for forgiveness.

 

Over time, I embraced my femininity and the wounds left by his departure to redefine myself and conceive this film. His disappearance led me to reflect on the resilience every LGBTIQ+ person in Peru must embody to survive without their family, especially in a society where sexual repression persists into old age. I dedicate this film to the dreams of the elderly LGBTIQ+ community, whose lives endure like adobe walls despite the hardships of life, hatred, pain, and the passage of time.​​

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THE TEAM

Director, writer, and producer

Carlos Ormeño Palma is a Peruvian filmmaker. Selected at La Fémis - UE, Berlinale Talents, Locarno Open Doors, Moulin d’Andé, CineQuaNonLab and the Mastercard Enablement Fellowship. His passion as a filmmaker arises from the memories of his family and the transgression of identity as a member of the LGBTIQ+ community. His short films have premiered in Locarno, Mill Valley, Raindance, Oberhausen, and Rencontres Internationales.

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Producer

Marco Moscoso is a Peruvian producer. Since the early 2000s, he has worked in the production team for films such as “The Milk of Sorrow” by Claudia Llosa, “Song Without a Name” by Melina León, and “Magallanes” by Salvador del Solar. Alongside his work as a producer, he has also worked as a first assistant director, assisting directors such as the Vega brothers (El día de mi suerte) and Mariana Rondón (Zafari).

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Director of Photography

Inti Briones is a Peruvian-Chilean cinematographer. He has worked in more than 70 films, among them all the Chilean films made by Raul Ruiz and in recent years, “Las Niñas Quispe” (Best Cinematography at the Venice Film Festival), “Song Without a Name” (Best cinematography Stockholm Film Festival), and “El Cielo, la Tierra y la Lluvia” (Pedro Sienna for Best cinematography).