Matininó

A gentle, kaleidoscopic collage of women turning painful memories into playful staged fantasies, intimate and visually alive but quietly sad underneath.

Directed by

Gabriela Diaz Arp

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Idaliz Villanueva, Désirée Rodríguez Villanueva, María Villanueva

Overview

A multi-generational family of outspoken Puerto Rican women takes center stage as they conceive and perform fantastical film vignettes as a way to navigate painful pasts in this visually-arresting, kaleidoscopic documentary.

How it feels

Warm, melancholic, earnest and whimsical. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Family, memory, trauma, healing

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

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