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Schlesische Str. 29/30
10997 Berlin Phone +49 30 47372980 Fax +49 30 473729820 http://www.riseandshine-berlin.com
10997 Berlin Phone +49 30 47372980 Fax +49 30 473729820 http://www.riseandshine-berlin.com
missingFILMs
www.missingfilms.de
Luchadoras
Synopsis
Luchadoras portrays the courageous female wrestlers of Ciudad Juárez, a city known for its high femicide rates. There is Mini Serinita who's biggest dream is to become a full time Luchadora and leave the factory work that disenfranchises so many women for good. Lady Candy who can see the US Border, where her daughters were taken, from her house but due to visa regulations can never cross it. And Baby Star, the young single mother who was a Lucha Libre Star at an early age and now makes her way to a come back. With Mexican passion they present a new image of what it means to be a woman in Mexico.Cast & Crew
- DirectorPaola Calvo, Patrick Jasim
Festivals/awards
2021SXSW South by Southwest, Austin Texas
GRANIT - Documentary Award for the best documentary – 55 Hof IFF
exground filmfest 34
2022
Docs Against Gravity
2023
shortlisted #lola23 – Deutscher Filmpreis Dokumentarfilm
World Sales
Schlesische Str. 29/30
10997 Berlin Phone +49 30 47372980 Fax +49 30 473729820 http://www.riseandshine-berlin.com
10997 Berlin Phone +49 30 47372980 Fax +49 30 473729820 http://www.riseandshine-berlin.com
