Experiencing Interruptions?

Mamita

Based on an incredible true story, Mamita is an Almodóvar-esque film set in 1975 Peru. Personifying the delicate love between a mother and her son, Carlito. As Mamita breathes in heartbreak, she exhales her son’s true father to be none other than Spanish megastar Camilo Sesto “The King of Love”! And now… Carlito must make the biggest choice of his life!

Big Apple Film Festival - Winner - "Best Short Film"

Hollywood Gold Awards - Winner - "Drama Short Film"

Milan Gold Awards 2023 - Official Selection

One Reeler Short Film Competition 2022 - Winner “Best Director”

New York Movie Awards 2023 - Honorable Mention

Independent Shorts Awards 2022 - Winner “Best Director"

Independent Shorts Awards 2022 - Official Selection

Best Shorts Competition 2022 - Winner “Best Latin Short"

Best Shorts Competition 2022 - Winner “ Best Leading Actress"

Buenos Aires International Film Festival 2023 - Official Selection

Milan Gold Awards 2023 - Honorable Mention

Beyond Hollywood International Film Festival 2023 - Finalist "Best First Time Film Maker"

Venice Shorts Film Festival 2023 - Winner "Best Director"

Independent Shorts Awards 2022 - Winner "Best Indie Short"

Santa Monica Film Festival 2023 - Official Selection

Official Latino Film Festival 2022 - Winner "Trailblazer Award"

2024 WSXA Barcelona // International Awards - Official Selection

Festival de Largos y Cortos de Santiago - Official Selection

  • Carlo D'Amore
    Director
    a Drama Desk Nominated director of The Ryan Case 1873 - 2011/2012 - a producer, as well as an experience designer and the creative director and founder of Live in Theater Productions (LIT). His work with LIT has been featured in N.Y Times, N.Y Mag, GQ, NBC, The Times of London, SF Chronicle, and The Verge, to name but a few. Some of our notable mentions - CBS Local names “Lombardi Case 1975” - Top 7 Attractions in New York City. “Brilliant” New York Magazine, “ “Hugely Entertaining” New York Times. "Voices From Guantanamo" for Actors and Poets Group. "De Novo" for Houses on The Moon, Central America tour. The interactive site-specific hits "The Ryan Case 1873" "Lombardi Case 1975’, "The Murder of Venus Xtravaganza 1988", “Fierce & Deadly 1988” “The Pinkertonian Mystery” “The Trial of Typhoid Mary 1915” “J&K 1965 -An immersive love story” “Spirit of the Torch” “Open Mind - A Simulife” for Meow Wolf, for SXSW Festival 2018. "Murder in La La Land" Murder at River Crossing Bookclub" "Mission Athena Sabotaged" "Wrestle Rally 86" "Mean Queens" "Santa Gate - A Christmas Conspiracy"
  • Carlo D'Amore
    Writer
    "No Parole" "Feet First" & "Yosef". "The Ryan Case 1873" "Lombardi Case 1975" "The Murder of Venus Xtravaganza 1988" “Fierce & Deadly 1988” “The Pinkertonian Mystery” “The Trial of Typhoid Mary 1915” “Malts of Legend” “J&K 1965 -An immersive love story” “Spirit of the Torch” & “Open Mind - A Simulife” "Murder in La La Land" "Murder at River Crossing Book Club" "Mean Queens" "Santa Gate - A Corporate Christmas Conspiracy" "No Parole - TV series"
  • LIT Interactive LLC
    Producer
    "No Parole" "Feet First" & "Yosef". "The Ryan Case 1873" "Lombardi Case 1975" "The Murder of Venus Xtravaganza 1988" “Fierce & Deadly 1988” “The Pinkertonian Mystery” “The Trial of Typhoid Mary 1915” “Malts of Legend” “J&K 1965 -An immersive love story” “Spirit of the Torch” & “Open Mind - A Simulife” "Murder in La La Land" "Murder at River Crossing Book Club" "Mean Queens" "Santa Gate - A Corporate Christmas Conspiracy"
  • Phoebe Dunn
    Producer
    Phoebe Dunn is a NY based actor, producer and writer. She has appeared on network television shows such as The Looming Tower, FBI: Most Wanted, New Amsterdam and Dead Ringers. She’s produced numerous short projects including Ac Mong, Crow God, June, The Charlie and Rylee Show, Lullaby: An Alicia Drayton Music Video, Fractal and Mamita. Her own short film RED, which she wrote, produced and starred in, premiered at the LA Femme Film Festival and screened at several film festivals including Cinequest, New York Shorts and Monmouth Film Festival. As a budding producer it is Phoebe’s goal to make the impossible possible and to uplift the voices and stories she believes in. Her current project Negotiation will be her directing debut. Phoebe is the founder and creative producer of TrustMe Films.
  • Paola Nuñez
    Key Cast
    "Mamita"
    Paola Núñez is a talented Mexican actor who can be seen as a series regular on Netflix’s latest installment of the RESIDENT EVIL franchise. She will next be seen recurring on Netflix's THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER, created by Mike Flanagan. Prior to that she starred as the female lead in the tremendously successful BAD BOYS FOR LIFE, as the film's female lead opposite Will Smith, as well as appearing as a series regular on season 2 of THE PURGE. She also starred as the lead in the AMC series THE SON, opposite Pierce Brosnan, and booked the ABC pilot RUNNER. Paola is a huge star in Latin America with a massive body of work, including REINA DE CORAZONES, PASION MORENA, and AMOR EN CUSTODIA. She was thrilled to work with Carlo on Mamita and is enraptured with the story of Carlo’s mother, an incredible character to say the least!
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Mamita
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 35 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 31, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    20,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English, Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1:85
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Official Latino Film and Arts Festival
    Palm Springs California
    United States
    North American Premier
    Official Selection / Trailblazer Award
  • Santa Monica Film Festival
    Santa Monica California
    United States
    January 13, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Independent Short Awards
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    Best Male Director
  • Best Short Competition
    La Jolla, CA
    United States
    December 18, 2022
    Latin / Hispanic
  • Best Short Competition
    La Jolla, CA
    United States
    December 18, 2022
    Best Actress
  • Milan Gold Awards
    Milan
    Italy
    February 10, 2023
    European Premier
    Honorable Mention - First Time Director
  • Hollywood Gold Awards
    Hollywood
    United States
    April 30, 2023
    Best Drama
  • Beyond Hollywood International Film FestivaL
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    April 20, 2023
    Finalist: First Time Film Maker
  • One-Reeler Short Film Competition
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    February 27, 2023
    Best Director
  • New York Movie Awards
    New York City
    United States
    February 26, 2023
    Honorable Mention
  • Venice Shorts
    Venice
    United States
    January 11, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Buenos Aires International Film Festival
    Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    June 5, 2023
    South American Premier
    Official Selection
  • Big Apple Film Festival
    New York City
    United States
    May 18, 2023
    N/A
    Winner Best Short Film
Director Biography - Carlo D'Amore

Carlo D’Amore is a Peruvian Italian creative entrepreneur: A writer with countless scripts in various formats from short films, screenplays, plays, solo pieces, immersive games, and interactive experiences.

He's an award-winning actor, a playwright, a Drama Desk Nominated director The Ryan Case 1873 - a producer, as well as an experience designer and the creative director and founder of Live in Theater Productions (LIT). His work with LIT has been featured in N.Y Times, N.Y Mag, GQ, NBC, The Times of London, SF Chronicle, and The Verge, to name but a few. Some of our notable mentions - CBS voted “Lombardi Case 1975 - Top 7 Attractions in New York City. “Brilliant” New York Magazine, “ “Hugely Entertaining” New York Times. LIT has an impressive list of thousands of corporate partners and it has been experienced by hundreds of thousands worldwide.

As an actor, Carlo has appeared on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Regional Theaters across the country and internationally. He’s worked as a voice-over actor, in Film, and Television. Carlo’s first original solo play “No Parole” (the basis for Mamita & No Parole the television series) performed for over a decade and amassed an impressive list of accolades some of our favorites are: “a black-box blend of Martin Scorsese and Pedro Almodóvar.” “Ferocious fun!” “A real gem!” the play was voted top 7 plays of the year and received an audience favorite nomination at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Carlo’s work pushes the envelope, he challenges both actors who work with him and audiences who experience his work to go to some uncomfortable and exciting places. In the final product, audiences are greatly impacted, and that’s the goal! To move people, to express the human condition with all of its intricacies. To find out more please visit carlodamore.com

Add Director Biography
Director Statement

It was only after my mothers passing in April of 2021 that I felt completely comfortable in telling our entire story, by then the police couldn't come and arrest her and punish me for harboring a fugitive criminal.

See, my mother was a renowned actress on the stage of life! It's not an accident that I followed in her footsteps into the arts, the significant difference is that I've used art as a way to express my creativity and unpack what it means to be human. My mother used her "acting skills" to live a life on her own terms. She was amongst many other things an international con-artist. A woman who gave way more than she took, but she did take, a lot. She was called by the thousands she helped, illegally to secure Green Cards la Señora Robinhood. She was responsible for providing for us and our tribe immeasurable opportunities, and creating much mayhem outside our front door. At its core, our story is that of a son and his mother, a story of forgiveness and an eternal bond that not even the American government would be able to break.

Mamita, my first short film is one tiny story in the story of our lives, the rest is being developed into a television series. Thanks for reading!