Maidenhood
México
2022
Spanish- Zapoteco
Short film
15 min
Cast
Catalina – Emma Aguilar Malacara
Donato – Héctor Ortíz Valdovinos
Petrona – Mayra Sérbulo
Josefina – Maira Jiménez Desales
Direction
Xóchitl Enríquez Mendoza
Executive Producer
Eréndira Hernández
Production Company
IMCINE
Photography
Juan Pablo Villalobos
Screenplay
Xóchitl Enríquez Mendoza
Editing
Rogelio Díaz
Direct Sound
Gabriela Espinoza
Sound Designer
Octavio Sánchez A.
Synopsis
Catalina submits to the tradition of her people, “La Baláhna”, to demonstrate her purity and worth as a woman to her beloved, but her body betrays her and she fails to demonstrate her chastity. What future awaits Catalina in the face of a syncretic love that rejects her?
Sinopsis
Catalina se somete a la tradición de su pueblo “La Baláhna”, para demostrar su pureza y valía como mujer a su enamorado, pero su cuerpo la traiciona y no logra demostrar su castidad. ¿Qué futuro le espera a Catalina ante un amor sincrético que la rechaza?
Film festivals and screenings.
SUNDANCE Film Festival 2022.
Biaani Collective 