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ARCHIVE

21st(2019)



Antonella SUDASASSI

  • Costa Rica, Spain
  • 2019
  • Asian Premiere
  • 94min
  • DCP
  • color
  • Fiction

Asian Premiere

SYNOPSIS

A woman squeezes whipped cream little by little. Suddenly, she is lost in the thought of squashing the cake with her hands. Isabel lives with her husband and two girls in the Costa Rican countryside. Her life is peaceful. She does household chores and earns some extra money through sewing. Her husband and in-laws want a third child—a son. However, she wants to design her own clothes and open a boutique. In the light and heat of Latin America, the film is full of everyday sounds and bodily senses. The camera delicately captures how Isabel washes her hair, combs her daughters' hair, uses her sewing machine, and touches different textiles. The title Hormigas means ¡°ants¡± in Spanish. As ants keep coming up to tables, sofas, and human bodies no matter how hard we brush them away, Isabel often feels uncomfortable with numb dizziness. Against the backdrop of tension and noise in everyday relationships, the portrayal of women¡¯s emotions and desires is remarkable. [LEE Hunmi]

Director

  • Antonella SUDASASSIAntonella SUDASASSI

    Antonella SUDASASSI born in San José, in 1986 has a Bachelor¡¯s degree in Media Management and a degree in Audiovisual Production at the University of Costa Rica. During her professional development, she showed strong inclination for the visual arts. In 2015, she began the trans-media project El Despertar De Las Hormigas exploring sexuality in the vital stages of women. In 2016, she premiered the project¡¯s short film, La Niñez, which participated in a number of film festivals in ten countries including the best Central American Short Film and the Festival Ícaro in 2018 and acquired by Central American, Antilles and USA television stations. Her first feature film Hormigas had its premiere in the Forum section of the Berlinale.

Credit

  • ProducerAmaya IZQUIERDO
  • Cast Daniela VALENCIANO, Leynar GÓMEZ, Isabella MOSCOSO
  • Screenwriter Antonella SUDASASSI
  • Cinematography Andrés CAMPOS
  • Art director Laura CASTILLO
  • Editor Raúl de TORRES
  • Music Sergio de la PUENTE
  • Sound Vicente VILLAESCUSA