Private Project

Ceniza Negra

Selva (13) lives in a Caribbean coastal town. After the sudden disappearance of her only motherly figure, Selva is the only one left to take care of her grandfather, who doesn’t want to live anymore. Between mysterious shadows and wild games, she debates whether helping her grandfather achieve his desire, even though this might mean going through her last moments of childhood alone.

  • SOFÍA QUIRÓS UBEDA
    Director
  • SOFÍA QUIRÓS UBEDA
    Writer
  • MARIANA MURILLO
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 22 minutes
  • Country of Origin:
    Costa Rica
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    AK
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • CANNES Festival
    Cannes
    France
    Critic's Week
Director Biography - SOFÍA QUIRÓS UBEDA

Sofía was born in 1989 and studied Sound and Image Design at the University of Buenos Aires. Since her first short films, Sofía has focused on working with non-actors and actresses, creating films that explore their characters intimate worlds with a poetic vision that highlights atmosphere and emotion. In 2016, her short film Selva premiered at La Semaine de la Critique of the Cannes Film Festival 2017. Since then, it went to screen in more than 40 cities around the world gathering awards like the TV5 Prize in Biarritz and the ‘Women in Film and TV award’ given by the Guanajuato IFF. Her first feature film Ceniza Negra (Land of Ashes) was filmed in the Costa Rican and explores topics such as mourning and the end of childhood. Its premiere will be held at the 58th Semaine de la Critique in 2019.

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