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WED 4/9 @ 6:20PM

Followed by Q&A w/ director

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DESPIERTA MAMA

Fiction | NY PREMIERE

Director:

Arianne Benedetti

Year:

2024

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

Panama

Ali decides to move to a small town in the mountains with her little daughter Sofía after her devastating separation from her husband. Weeks later, she will be immersed in the mysterious atmosphere of the place and then have an accident and realize that her daughter has disappeared. As a consequence, she will undertake a tireless search to find her daughter’s whereabouts.

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Ali decide moverse a un pequeño pueblo en las montañas con su pequeña hija Sofía después de su devastadora separación de su esposo. Semanas después, se va inmersa en la atmósfera misteriosa del lugar y sufrir un accidente para darse cuenta que su hija ha desaparecido. Como consecuencia, emprenderá una incansable búsqueda para encontrar su hija. 

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Festivals & Awards

Arianne Benedetti

Arianne Benedetti is a writer, director and producer. She is the Director of Meets Latin American Film Market, Founder and C.E.O. of TreeHouse Studios (Production and post production company) and is shareholder of Congo Films, which is the biggest and most important equipment rental company in all Central and South America. She is the former Panama Film Commissioner, and now she is a Senator for Panama at the Central American Parliament, who developed and helped pass the new Film Law in Panama. Arianne has produced and directed more than 300 Advertising Commercials. Arianne has 3 previous short films: “3 Left Feet”, “Peki”, and “It’s the way you see it”; and has directed and produced over 300 TV commercials. Furthermore, she directed the first TV Sitcom ever made in Panama in 1998. She wrote, acted and directed the movie Beyond Brotherhood, the oficial selection of her country to represent Panama at the 2018 US Academy Oscars, Golden Globes and many other festivals. She is married and has a baby girl, Mila Camile. Arianne is a Fellow of the 12th class of the Central American Leadership Initiative and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.

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Arianne Benedetti es una escritora, directora y productora. Ella es la directora de Meets Latin American Film Market, fundadora y directora general de TreeHouse Studios (empresa de producción y postproducción) y accionista de Congo Films, la empresa más grande y importante de alquiler de equips en toda Centro y Sudamérica. Fue la Comisionada de Cine de Panamá y ahora es Senedora de Panamá en el Parlamento Centroamericano, quien desarollo y ayudó a aprobar la nueva Ley de Cine en Panamá. Arianne ha producido y dirigido más de 300 comerciales publicitarios. Arianne ha realizado tres cortometrajes previos: “ Left feet”, “Peki”, y “It’s the way you see it”; y también ha dirigido más de 300 comerciales de televisión. Además, ha dirigió la primera sitcom de televisión hecha en Panamá en 1998. Escribió, actuó y dirgió la película Beyond Brotherhood, selección oficial de su país para representar a Panamá en los Premios Oscar de la Academia de Cine en los Estados Unidos 2018, los Globos de Oro y otros festivales. Es casada y tiene una hija, Mila Camille. Arianne es una miembra de la 12ª clase de la Iniciativa de Liderazgo Centroamericano y forma parte de la Red de Liderazgo Global de Aspen.

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WED 4/9 @ 6:20PM

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