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Gill Escama

  Manu Zilveti  |  Cuba

Days blur together for a maternity ward nurse who prays that a previous abortion was successful and that her late period will arrive in due time. Set among scenes of medical expertise, electricity blackouts, and camaraderie, this film feels lived-in, reminding us that life continues apace despite individual crises.

This film screens as part of the Black Perspectives Shorts: Love with No Place to Go shorts program.

 Spanish 

 17 minutes

Film Credits

  •   Walter Jimenez Mamani
  •   Manu Zilveti
  •   Julia da Costa
  •   Carolina Timoteo
  •   Yara González, Jessica Aguiar Ríos
  •   Lesnier Feraudys Badell
  •   Walter Jimenez Mamani
  •   EICTV

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