A novel filmmaker befriends a young Cuban girl on the cusp of womanhood. Fascinated by her expression of innocent girlhood pleasure—a pleasure that the filmmaker thinks she herself has outgrown—she attempts to make a film to capture it. But when she directs the girl to perform for the camera, the delight she is searching for is unseen. Just like the fleeting nature of cinema, the pleasures of youth fall apart when she attempts to film them. To capture what it is she is searching for, perhaps she must let the film simply unfold.
A novel filmmaker befriends a young Cuban girl on the cusp of womanhood. Fascinated by her expression of innocent girlhood pleasure—a pleasure that the filmmaker thinks she herself has outgrown—she attempts to make a film to capture it. But when she directs the girl to perform for the camera, the delight she is searching for is unseen. Just like the fleeting nature of cinema, the pleasures of youth fall apart when she attempts to film them. To capture what it is she is searching for, perhaps she must let the film simply unfold.
Directors: Fatema Abdoolcarim
Writers: Fatema Abdoolcarim
Producers: Fatema Abdoolcarim
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Student project: No
Completion date: 08/10/2016
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Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Film color: Color
First-time filmmaker: Yes
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