Description
Synopsis:
After working for more than 40 years in the nightlife, Doña Olga is now La Mami, the caretaker of the women’s restroom at the mythical Cabaret Barba Azul. Night after night, she takes care of the dancers working to the flow of live music. This restroom is a trusting bubble inside Barba Azul. Today, there is a new woman arriving at the restroom. She has a sick son and needs to work.
About the director:
Laura Herrero Garvín studied a Masters in Documentary Creation at Pompeu Fabra University. As La Sandía Digital co-founder in Mexico, she has directed over twenty short documentary films and she has worked as Director and Director of Photography over the last ten years. Her feature-length debut, The Swirl (2016) premiered at the Locarno Film Festival, was selected in more than seventy festivals and awarded for Best Documentary in several festivals. Her latest documentary La Mami was premiered at the IDFA Feature-length Competition.
Filmography: Mouvement (2011), Mirando al cielo (2011), Nora el sabor de su boca (2012), Acuario (2013), Instant Precist (2013), Borrando la Frontera (2018), ¿Me vas a gritar? (2018).