Three Venezuelan women cross the border into Colombia to buy a packet of pasta.
Year of production 2025 Length 15' CountryCanada/Venezuela/Italy/Colombia Shooting Format 16mm Aspect Ratio 1.66:1 Dialogue Spanish Director Jorge Thielen Armand Production Companies La Faena, Mutokino, Volos Films ProducerJorge Thielen Armand Co-Producer Stefano Centini Executive ProducerFelipe Guerrero Associate Producer Rodrigo Michelangeli Writers Jorge Thielen Armand, Mo Scarpelli Cinematographer Simone D’Arcangelo EditorFelipe Guerrero Production Designer Marcela Gomez Montoya MusicLeila Bordreuil Wardrobe Ana Acosta Sound Design Alessandro Bianchi Sound Recordist Alejandro Fábregas Colorist Nazzareno Neri Casting Director John Bedoya First Assistant Director Julián Laguna Line Producer Adriana Agudelo Cast Lesbia López, Grieber Acosta, Mónica Zabaleta With the support of The Canada Council for the Arts Ontario Arts Council
Based on the short story “Tijeras” by Karina Sainz Borgo, author of the best selling novel "It would be night in Caracas (La hija de la española)" translated into 26 languages and included in Time Magazine’s list of best books of 2019. “Tijeras” is part of her latest book "No Place to Bury The Dead (El tercer país)". Festival selections Sundance Film Festival 2025, USA - World Premiere
Director's Statement The massive exodus from Venezuela has left an indescribable scar. The family has been separated, loss has invaded our homes. This catastrophe is relentless, omnipresent in every one of my actions, in the tired bodies and broken voices of relatives who say goodbye. This is an homage to those who sacrificed anything precious, and especially to grandmothers, mothers, and women who have relinquished everything of their own.
