SUGAR ISLAND
synopsis
An unwanted pregnancy propels Makenya, a teenager in a sugarcane-surrounded Batey community, into adulthood. Her mother serves the spiritual Mysteries; her grandfather fights for pension rights. As industry mechanization threatens their displacement without compensation, a serpent representing the Mysterious guides Makenya to embrace both her earthly power and multi-dimensional awareness, navigating the realm of the impossible.
| international title: | Sugar Island |
| original title: | Sugar Island |
| country: | Dominican Republic, Spain |
| year: | 2024 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Johanné Gómez Terrero |
| film run: | 91' |
| screenplay: | Johanné Gómez Terrero |
| cast: | Yelidá Díaz, Ruth Emeterio, Juan María Almonte, Génesis Piñeyro, Diógenes Medina |
| cinematography by: | Alván Prado |
| film editing: | Raúl Barreras |
| art director: | Oliver Rivas |
| costumes designer: | Palma Ruiz |
| music: | Jonay Armas, Gagá de la 30 |
| producer: | Fernando Santos Diaz |
| co-producer: | David Baute |
| production: | Tinglado Film, Guasábara Cine (DO) |
Photogallery 05/09/2024: Venice 2024 - Sugar Island
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