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Two women in scrubs and scrub caps have a thoughtful disscussion outside against a weathered building, both lean against the building.

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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