Project Link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12eEBFDZlKqBmfQnKVUKgaMO6VIBHkIhI/view?usp=drivesdk

Porcelain Jail (La Mujer Bonsai)

Cercis is an influencer whose social phobia has condemned her to living locked in the four walls of an apartment. The pressure on social media crumbles her sanity, forcing her to face her greatest fear, real life.

  • Tané Kashanari
    Director
    Q'an Rajawal
  • Tané Kashanari
    Writer
    Q'an Rajawal, PANDORA
  • Irene Paz
    Producer
    Nicté, Q'an Rajawal, Gattospiral
  • André Sebastián Aldana
    Key Cast
    "Cercis"
    Rita
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 52 seconds
  • Country of Origin:
    Guatemala
  • Country of Filming:
    Guatemala
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Tané Kashanari

Filmmaker and actress, she belongs to the generation of artists from the interior of the country, who seeks to contribute authenticity and a renewed vision to Latin American cinema. She is a member of MILPAS, a collective of women filmmakers and cultural projects with the mission of bringing art to communities. She debuted as a director with the short film “Q’an Rajawal” that addresses water pollution, premiered at the BannabáFest, Panama International Human Rights Film Festival. She has participated in films such as “El Cadejo Blanco” by Justin Lerner, “In the Fire” by Conor Allyn and “Rita” by Jayro Bustamante. In 2023, she participates in the BOLIVIA LAB International Screenwriting Workshop with her debut feature PANDORA, seeking to promote female participation in leadership roles in the film industry. Her second short film “La Mujer Bonsai” (Porcelain Jail) was created in the Film Creation Laboratory by and for Women 2024.

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Director Statement

The seed from which Porcelain Jail germinated was a bitter feeling, a feeling of sadness and fascination when seeing what must have been an imposing oak, imprisoned in a small and beautiful porcelain container. And I felt anger because I was also a soul suffering in silence for everything that could not be with the difference that I had built that prison.

At that moment I understood that the melancholy in my heart was Mother Earth calling me to return to her womb, to melt into her womb and see the world for what it is, my own reflection.
In this story we see a parallel between Cercis and her bonsai, both enclosed in a small space that, although beautiful to look at, is unworthy of natural life. Its deformed branches, its inability to provide shelter to more beings and on a fragile pedestal with expectant eyes that give them their attention for the seconds that a flash lasts.

Psychological horror is our means to visually portray the hell experienced by a person suffering from agoraphobia, the constant struggle it represents for them to complete the simplest daily tasks, and the courage that comes with breaking the bonds towards freedom.

Porcelain Jail is fear and loneliness but also hope.