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SAVING ISIS / SALVANDO A ISIS

Saving Isis
Fantasy / Horror – Feature Film

In the scorched ruins of a post-apocalyptic New Mexico, 2015, Eva Moon is one of the last survivors. Her world is a silent wasteland, haunted by echoes of the dead and ruled by shadows. The only thought that keeps her going is a desperate obsession: to reunite with her long-lost parents—taken from her in childhood when she was sent away to Spain.

Years later, she returns to the United States only to find desolation, death, and the ashes of everything she once knew. Now, she wanders between dimensions, torn between the bitter reality she cannot bear and a dreamworld where the dead still whisper and anything seems possible.

But no matter how deeply she slips into the dream, the nightmare of life claws her back. She cannot escape her fate—because, as the ancient prophecy claims in the prologue: "She chose this life before she was born."

In the end, Eva will face a terrifying truth: destiny is not a path to be found, but a curse to be fulfilled.

  • DaVida Sal
    Director
    WAVES, Priority Mail, Leche Roja
  • DaVida Sal
    Writer
    WAVES, Priority Mail, Leche Roja
  • DaVida Sal
    Producer
    WAVES, Priority Mail, Leche Roja
  • Jil Love
    Key Cast
    "Eva Moon "
    WAVES, Priority Mail
  • Isis Starr
    Key Cast
    "Isis"
    WAVES, Priority Mail
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 6 minutes 58 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 12, 2012
  • Production Budget:
    30,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Spain, United States
  • Country of Filming:
    Spain, United States
  • Language:
    English, Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Canon 7D
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16;9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • NONE
Director Biography - DaVida Sal

DaVida Sal, formerly known as Love Jordina, is an indie filmmaker, actress, writer, and multidisciplinary artist originally from Tarragona, Spain.

In 2004, she moved to Los Angeles, California, to pursue her passion for acting, training at some of the most prestigious acting schools in the city. Her directorial debut came in 2009 with WAVES: A Tale of Love and Obsession, filmed in San Francisco, where she also served as writer and producer.

In 2012, she relocated to Santa Fe, New Mexico, where she directed her first feature film, SAVING ISIS. Her other works as a filmmaker include The Secret Covenant (2013), Priority Mail (2014), and Death in Tulum (2022).

She is currently developing a vampire series filmed in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, where she has resided since 2020. Leche Roja is a 3-episode Series/Movie like nothing she has ever done before. She's currently working on chapter 3 will be based in Morelia, Michoacan.

In addition to her film work, DaVida has published two art books and created numerous short videos that have gone viral internationally, showcasing her unique voice and visionary storytelling across multiple mediums.

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Director Statement

Artist Statement – DaVida Sal

As a filmmaker, I create from instinct, from dream, and from the raw edges of emotion. My work is not linear—because life rarely is. I am drawn to the subconscious, to the moments between memory and hallucination, where reality unravels and something more profound is revealed.

Saving Isis is a deeply personal film. It came from a place of grief, longing, and transformation. It is a journey through trauma and the surreal landscapes it leaves behind. When I made it, I wasn’t trying to follow cinematic conventions—I was following a vision. I was listening to what the character Eva Moon needed to feel, and what I needed to express.

I am inspired by filmmakers who dare to challenge form—Buñuel, Lynch, the neorealists—but I’m not trying to emulate anyone. I believe cinema should be like a fever dream, hypnotic and confrontational. A mirror, but also a portal.

I make films for people who feel outside of the mainstream narrative—for those who’ve experienced loss, madness, exile, or spiritual awakening. I want to create spaces where the strange is sacred, and the subconscious becomes the map. My goal is never to explain, but to awaken something forgotten.

In the end, my films are offerings—from soul to screen.