Malqueridas

by Tana Gilbert
  • 2023 Square Eyes
  • 2023 Square Eyes
  • 2023 Square Eyes
  • 2023 Square Eyes
  • 2023 Square Eyes

    Synopsis

    They are women. They are mothers. They are prisoners serving long sentences in a correctional facility in Chile. Their children grow up far from them, but remain in their hearts. In prison, they find affection in other partners who share their situation. Mutual support among these women becomes a form of resistance and empowerment. Malqueridas constructs their stories through images captured by them with banned cell phones inside the prison, recovering the collective memory of an abandoned community. [38SIC]

    Festivals

    2023
    Grand Prize – 38 Settimana Internazionale della Critica, Venice #sic
    Mario Serandrei – Hotel Saturnia Award for Best Technical Contribution – 38 Settimana Internazionale della Critica, Venice #sic
    FICValdivia – Festival Internacional de Cine de Valdivia, Chile
    36 IDFA – Best of Fests
    26 RIDM, Montreal
    16 this human world – International Human Rights Film Festival
    2024
    Editor Javiera Velozo nominated for DOK.edit Award – 39 DOK.fest Munich
    Bildrausch Film Fest Basel
    66 Nordic Filmdays Lübeck

    Cast and Crew

    Director

    Tana Gilbert

    Producer

    Paola Castillo (Errante, Chile)

    Editor

    Javiera Velozo