Hacia el sol / Towards the Sun
A film by Monica Santis
This film was screened as a part of the 2018 Cine Las Americas International Film Festival (CLAIFF21)
With director/co-writer Monica Santis, producer Rosa Santis, associate producer Kyle Knopf, and co-producer/actor Humberto Perez in attendance
This short film was part of the Hecho en Tejas Film Showcase 1
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP5XATbotvw]
UK/USA, Drama, 2017
20 min, Color
Spanish with English subtitles
A 12 year old girl confronts her scarring past when she is placed at an immigrant children’s shelter for unaccompanied minors in Texas. As her future hangs in limbo, she embarks on a healing journey to recover her own sense of power through her artwork.
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Print Source: Monica Santis, santis.monica@gmail.com