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FESTIVALS AND AWARDS
Venice International Film Festival | Orizzonti · Best Screenplay
San Sebastián IFF | Horizontes latinos · Special Mention
Bogotá IFF | Young Spirit · Youth Award
THE IVY
Azucena, a 30-year-old woman, spies on the teenagers of a group home. In their games and sense of brotherhood, she seeks fragments of her own past, driven by a traumatic event that marked her adolescence and left her suspended in time. Her interest centers especially on Julio, a 17-year-old boy. Although their social worlds are far apart, their wounds, shared laughter, and the discovery of one another guide their Oedipal journey toward the rocks of a volcano. There, far from everything, these two characters marked by absence are transformed into something else.
HIEDRA
Azucena, una mujer de 30 años, espía a los adolescentes de un hogar para menores. Busca en sus juegos y en su hermandad algo de su pasado, impulsada por un suceso que marcó su propia adolescencia y que la detuvo en el tiempo. Su interés está principalmente en Julio, de 17 años. Aunque sus universos sociales los distancian, sus heridas, la risa y el descubrimiento del otro guían su viaje edípico hacia las rocas de un volcán. Allí, lejos de todo, estos dos personajes marcados por la ausencia se transforman en otra cosa.
About the Director
Cristina Barragan
Ana Cristina Barragán (Quito, 1987) is a filmmaker whose debut Alba (2016) premiered in Rotterdam, winning 35+ awards and screening at MoMA. Her films have played major festivals. In 2025, she premiered The Ivy in Venice and developed new projects.
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