Mamis: A Family Portrait
Funding: One World Media
Services: Idea development, pre-production, production and post-production
Awards: Over 30 international film festival awards, BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ Film Festival amongst others.
Streaming on: Amazon Prime US and others.
"When you have children it is about letting them fly free just as I did. No one is going to live my life but me. I will continue being who I am without bothering anyone. And I will let everybody live their life happily, but nothing can change me."
Violeta Cardoso Perez, Havana, Cuba
Filmed in Cuba August of 2013, this 20 minute documentary explores how lesbians in the country have fulfilled their dream of becoming mothers in a world where they are prohibited from accessing IVF treatments or adoption services.
We meet Violeta, Isabel, Tamara, and Yoana, four women who found their way to get around the rules and were able to become 'mamis'.
Credits:
Producer: Irdres García
DOP: Victor Dennis González
Audio Mix: Sheyla Pool
Gaffer: Jandro Carmenate
Designer: Elena García