Living Bodies

Living Bodies

A young honduran girl shares her struggles in one of the worst countries to be a woman.

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Overview

Genre
Human Rights, Docu-Fiction, Social Issues, Human Interest, and Investigation
Synopsis

According to the Honduran Public Ministry, during the 2020 pandemic, there were more than 100,000 calls to 911 from women reporting that they were victims of domestic violence. Of these calls, less than 30% were attended by the authorities. Living Bodies it’s a documentary that portrays a society submerged in indifference and silence. We see through a journey with the camera a day in the daily life of the city. Fragments of windows, streets, balconies, apartments, buildings and residences explored the phone calls of women seeking help at 911.
At the same time that we look at a mosaic of women's bodies of different ages, we listen to the testimony of Amara. A 22-year-old Honduran woman who suffered violence at the hands of her partner. Her testimony reflects the stereotypes to which women are subjected from a young age in Latin America.
Living Bodies becomes an experimental documentary that seeks, through the sensory of images and sounds, to vindicate the empowerment of female bodies.

Stage
finished
Running time
17 minutes

Credits

  • Andrea Soledad Arauz Torres ... Director, producer, editor, writer, distributor
  • Nohely Barahona ... Cinematographer
  • Charlotte Murray ... Camera assistant
  • Carlo Herrchen ... Sound Recordist, sound designer, sound mix
  • Skai Peñalva ... Sound Designer
  • Maria Jose Arauz ... producer assistant

Production Details

Prod. Co.
N/A
Country
Honduras
Years of Production
2022
Locations
Tegucigalpa
Prod. Partners
N/A

Distribution Details

Release year
2023
Festivals
Philadelphia Latino Film Festival, Porto Femme International Film Festival, 6th International Women Filmmakers Festival, Festival Internacional de Cine en el Desierto, 14 Hayah Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes de Panamá
Awards
2023 - 6th International Women Filmmakers Festival - Turkey (Winner on the Experimental Category Jury’s Special Award)
Broadcast (Prod.)
N/A
Broadcast (Acq.)
N/A
Language
Spanish
Subtitles
English

Photos

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