Expired November 23, 2020 5:59 AM
Already unlocked? for access

Understated beauty and wisdom evoke the innate power of the feminine from the everyday to the mystical. Healing from past trauma and finding one’s identity and path are some of the themes explored in these shorts by women from around the world. Featuring the films JULIETA AND THE MOON, THE STARR SISTERS, MIZUKO, TAMALES Y TUNA, GUJIGA, and WHAT DOES THE WATER TASTE LIKE?


Runtime: 80 minutes

In the South Carolina Indigenous Guatemalan community, women face healthcare barriers that make it difficult to carry their pregnancies to term. Here, pregnant Erlinda longs for the familiar tastes of the nopal fruit, while Fabiana spends her days making tamales to get over a heartbreaking loss. An intimate look at family life, Tamales y Tunas asks what it means to make one’s way through motherhood far from the comforts of home.

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    15 minutes
  • Language
    Spanish
  • Country
    USA
  • Premiere
    Southern US
  • Note
    English subtitles
  • Director
    Lucia Archila-Escobar
  • Producer
    Amada Torruella, Seth Gadsden
  • Cinematographer
    Amada Torruella
  • Editor
    Maria Luisa Santos