A sometimes magical, nearly always neorealist narrative short film, "Abuela" follows Amelia, who has late-stage Alzheimer’s, in her last thirty-six hours in her home, focusing on the interactions she has with her granddaughter Nayeli. Through a series of match-cuts and crossfades indicating flashes back in time and Nayeli’s memories of her and her grandmother, parts of Amelia’s story and being are pieced together.

Created as part of Funded by the UNC Rick Dees Scholarship, first time slow cinema as well as neorealism. For more information/ You can read an artist's statement on Aspect, where the film resides.

"Abuela" was an Official Selection of Longleaf Film Festival 2024, and awarded Longleaf Film Festival's 2024 Latin American Communities Prize. You can check out our award here.

My roles included co-director, co-writer, co-producer, cinematographer, editor, and co-sound designer.