Private Project

Saving The Caretakers

The family Gómez Ruíz was already struggling with a son with autism and a toxic relationship with a daughter who has just been diagnosed with a mental disease, now they face a new challenge where they all must work together and stay stronger than ever: COVID.

  • Mariana Gomez
    Director
    LATINOS + FILM + USA
  • Mariana Gomez
    Producer
    LATINOS + FILM + USA
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    16 minutes 29 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 17, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    0 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Mexico
  • Country of Filming:
    Mexico
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
Director Biography - Mariana Gomez

Mariana Gómez is a Mexican Latina actress and filmmaker. Her passion for film and performing arts has always been present, however, it evolved after attending NYFA in Universal Studios and Harvard University at 12. Ten years later, she now has acted in over 40 productions. Behind the cameras, she has over 50 credits. In 2018 she published her book THIS IS NOT A LOVE STORY. Later on, her documentary LATINOS + FILM +USA, won three awards and got 13 official selections after premiering in NYC at the Latino Film Market Film Festival in 2019. Nowadays, she continues fighting for inclusion and giving a voice to the silenced and marginalized, as she explains in her articles in the Women’s Entrepreneurial Opportunities Project.

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