Aguamiel
Short Film/USA/ 12 min/2022
Director: Sage Bennett
Screenwriter: Sage Bennett
Director of Photography: Alexandra Bas
Production: Alan Suarez, Denise Mendoza, Carlos Eichelmann Kaiser, Alexandra Bas, Felipe Martinez, Alejandro de la Pena
Production designer: María Victoria Soler
Cast: Mayra Batalla, Miriam Rodriguez
Synopsis:
Tensions rise as an angsty teenage daughter pines for her mother’s attention while she searches for her own fulfillment in life and love.
Director’s biography:
Sage Bennett was born in NYC, USA in 1996, is a writer and director. She got her start in filmmaking as an editor and has since gone on to direct commercials, music videos, and narrative work. Her most recent short Placebo just premiered on NOWNESS to international acclaim. Sage is passionate about work that brings people together through the shared human experience.
Filmography: The End, Permission to Feel, Sonder, Grandma Kitty’s Ping Pong