Between You and Milagros

Synopsis

15 year-old Milagros' world still revolves around her mother's affection. This summer an unexpected encounter with death will make her question her own existence.

Director Biography

Mariana Saffon is a Colombian Writer/Director based in NY. Her latest short film, Entre tú y Milagros, won the Orizzonti Short Film award at the 77th Venice International Film Festival in 2020, the Best Short Film Award at the 28th Hamptons Film Festival and the DGA Jury Award for Best Latino Director for the East Coast among many others. She is a Columbia University MFA Graduate, recipient of the Milos Forman Directing Fellowship and she is currently writing her first feature, La Botero, which will be shot in Medellín, Colombia.