La Muñeca Fea / The Ugly Doll
DOCUMENTARY FILM
DIRECTED BY: Claudia López García and George Reyes
RUNTIME: 89 mins.
COUNTRY: Mexico and U.S.A.
SYNOPSIS: Twenty-five elderly and active sex workers in Mexico City, between the ages of sixty and ninety, seek peace and community behind the walls of Casa Xochiquetzal, a shelter established for them by a former colleague and friend. The home is named for the Aztec goddess of flowers, beauty and sexual love.
EXHIBITIONS AND PRIZES
·The 3rd United Latino International Film Festival Award Winner, Cleveland, Ohio, 2018.
·Official Selection of Toronto International Porn Film Festival, Toronto, Canadá, 2018.
·Screening at “Hacker Porn Film Festival”, Roma, Italia, 2018.
·Official Selection of International Human Rights Film Festival, Vienna, Austria, 2017.
·Official Selection of Chinano International Film Festival, Los Angeles, C.A. 2017.
·Screening at Porn Film Festival Berlin, Berlin, Alemania, 2017.
·Official Selection of Beverly Hills International Film Festival, 17th edition, Los Angeles, C.A. 2017.
·Official Selection of Festival Internacional de Cine Documental DOCSMX 11th edition CDMX, 2016.
·Elizabeth Peña Grant, Film Independent, Project Involve, Los Ángeles, C.A. 2010.
·Tribeca Promise Award Grant, Tribeca All Access, New York, N.Y . 2009.
·Official Selection of IFP, New York, N.Y. 2009.
·Official Selection of National Association of Latino Independent Producers, Los Ángeles, C.A 2009.
Article published in Vibe Magazine New York, NY. June - July, 2011.
Reina's portrait at the end of a painting class.
Article published in Vibe Magazine New York, NY. June - July, 2011.
Article published in Vibe Magazine New York, NY. June - July, 2011.