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SUGAR ISLAND

by Johanné Gómez Terrero

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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Johanné Gómez Terrero
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