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Mi Abuela, Queen of Nightmares

Maya, a young Salvadoran-American woman, navigates trauma and family mythology through magic and folklore as she comes of age in Phoenix, Arizona. Her story explores mother-daughter relationships, mixed race identity, being the child of an immigrant, growing up without a father, and using fantasy as a coping mechanism, while featuring movement and dance. And there are owls, jaguars, and cacti—oh, my! *Trigger warning: This play references sexual assault and suicide.

  • Christine Stoddard
    Director
  • Christine Stoddard
    Writer
  • Vanessa Vivas
    Key Cast
    "Maya"
  • Marian Del Valle
    Key Cast
    "Mami"
  • Fiamma Piacentini
    Key Cast
    "Abuela"
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Feature
  • Genres:
    Theatre, theatrical production, magical realism
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 37 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    September 22, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Pine Box Rock Shop
    Brooklyn, NY
    United States
    December 9, 2022
Director Biography - Christine Stoddard

Christine Stoddard is a Salvadoran-American multi-hyphenate artist creating across media. She wrote/directed the play Mi Abuela, Queen of Nightmares and the arthouse film Sirena's Gallery, and authored the books Heaven is a Photograph and Water for the Cactus Woman, among others. She regularly writes/produces/performs in shows at the Broadway Comedy Club and Greenwich Village Comedy Club, including the funny poetry series Poet Voice Sucks. She has presented her creations and talents at the Kennedy Center, the Queens Museum, 1708 Gallery, Arts On Site, the New York Transit Museum, Chashama Fest, the Center for Contemporary Political Art, Fragment Gallery Moscow, and beyond. A graduate of VCUarts and CCNY, she is the founder of Quail Bell. Based in Brooklyn, NY since 2016, she is a native of Arlington, VA and a former "Top 40 Under 40" of Richmond, VA. Her next feature film, Her Garden, is now in post-production.

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