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Once in a Body

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Colombia/United States202510 minSpanish
Once in a Body

A woman seeks to reconcile with her sister over an incident from their adolescence by exploring their shared experiences through their bodies.

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A woman seeks to reconcile with her sister over an incident from their adolescence by exploring their shared experiences through their bodies.

Short Film Program 4Short Film ProgramAll ShortsBIPOC StoriesInternationalNon-English LanguageWomen-Centered StoriesAnimationExperimentalFictionClosed CaptionU.S. Only- less

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This film is a part of a shorts program. Please go to the program page to view available screening times.

Credits

  • Director(s)

    María Cristina Pérez

  • Screenwriter

    María Cristina Pérez

  • Producer

    Mauricio Cuervo

    Mireia Vilanova

    Katherine Cabrera

    James Belfer

    Adam Belfer

  • Music Composer

    Daniel Jones

  • Screenplay by

    María Cristina Pérez

  • Composer

    Jose Moreno

  • Principal Cast

    Sara Isabella Martínez

Meet the Artist

Panelist Name

María Cristina Pérez

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María Cristina Pérez is an independent animation filmmaker. Her short films have been selected at numerous festivals around the world, including Locarno, Annecy, Clermont-Ferrand, Warsaw, PÖFF, and Zinebi. She is currently working on her first feature film, My Dad the Truck, supported by the Hubert Bals Fund and the Colombian Film Fund FDC.

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