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Scarlet Girls

Directed by:

Paula Cury

Produced by:

Samuel Didonato / Natalia Imaz

Production Company

Cristal Cine

Contact:

  • Year

    2025

  • Format

    Editing

  • Length

    80 min

  • Country

    Dominican Republic

Synopsis

Teens and women across the Dominican Republic speak about the fear, pain, and resilience related to experiences of clandestine abortion and forced motherhood.

  • Paula

    Cury

    Director

    Paula Cury Melo is a producer and director born in the Dominican Republic. Her documentary short film “Adrift” (A la deriva) won international awards becoming the festival’s official nominee for the Oscars in the documentary short film category.

  • Samuel

    Didonato

    Producer

    Samuel Didonato (USA) is a film producer and associate director of Cinema Tropical, a non-profit distributor of Latin American films. His journalistic work has been published in Democracy Now!, NPR and Unicorn Riot.

  • Natalia

    Imaz

    Producer

    Her productions explore the intersection of history, (auto)biography, personal narratives and socio-political issues. Her areas of interest revolve around issues of identity, feminism, female perspectives, migration and the diasporic gaze, family dynamics.

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