Enfants de Papel
May 2021 - Narrative Short
SYNOPSIS: After her family’s recent move to the suburbs, an Undocumented teen begins a correspondence with a French pen pal who shares her struggles. Through this overseas correspondence and through unlikely friendships in her new town, she dreams of a way to live beyond the constraints of her immigration status.
Official selection for SFPQ's Cinequeer FilmFest 2021. Submitted as a visual thesis component to Harvard University’s Department of Art, Film, and Visual Studies and advised by Dominga Sotomayor. Filmed in Woodstock, Georgia during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Writing, Direction, and Cinematography: TANIA DOMINGUEZ-RANGEL
Cast:
CAMILA SANCHEZ as Lorena
JOSIAN NGUNDU as Dounia
NICO GOMEZ as Daniel
CLAUDIA MORENO as Karen
TJ RUTH as Leo
Production:
Co-Editor: AUSTIN AMPELOQUIO
Music: ESTEPHANYART
Production Assistants:
MARIA PEREZ
MARYANA HERNANDEZ
NIYA BUTLER