Synopsis : Women in prison reconstruct their experience of motherhood through videos and photographs captured with their forbidden cell phones while serving their sentences. Malqueridas offers a reflection on the severity of motherhood when faced with confinement and the loss of affections.
Festival History : "La Biennale Di Venezia, 2023 Marché Du Film, Cannes Docs 2023 São Paulo International Film Festival, 2023"
Director :
Tana Gilbert
Producer :
Paola Castillo, Dirk Manthey
Screenplay :
Tana Gilbert, Paola Castillo Villagrán, Javiera Velozo, Karina Sánchez
DOP :
Woman serving prison sentences
Editor :
Javiera Velozo, Tana Gilbert
Tana Gilbert’s first short film, Rest, Zulema was awarded and screened in several national and international festivals (Best documentary short film Femcine 2013). Her last short film I’m still here was released at Hot Docs 2017 and participated in 25 international IFF, and received several awards such as: Best Short Film at Cine Las Americas (United States), Jury Award at MiradasDoc (Spain), among others. Professor of documentary courses at University of Chile and Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Her interest is in social gender issues.