SHORTFILM - If Narcissus Were a Woman (2016)

Synopsis: Teresa is an isolated woman who, in her youth, refused to accept that beauty is not eternal. Her obsession with preserving it condemned her to the emptiness of immortality, a fate she knows she can never escape. Her only companion is Luciana, a ten-year-old girl who lives at her mercy. Teresa’s disconnection from the outside world is deepened by her curse, where her own skin and the rainwater become the essential means for her eternal rebirth.

This collaborative short film was created for the Cinema 1 class at Politecnico GranColombiano It was my very first experience as both director and scriptwriter, a role that shaped my passion for filmmaking. Over the course of four months, our team worked intensively to bring this project to life.

Collaborators:

• Maria Paula Ospina: Director & Screenwriter

• Assistant Director: Paula Andrea Ordoñez @_paacosta

• Production: Daniel Toscano

• Co-Production: Paola Andrea Gutiérrez & Nathaly Alba

• Camera: Evelin Hernández @evelinhaze

• Gaffer: Laura Daniela Guerrero

• Director of Photography: Jhon Mario Tirado

• Focus Puller: Juan David Contreras

• Art Direction: Sarah Mirabahi Sierra

• Art Assistants: Paola Andrea Gutiérrez @lunatroz, Luisa Maria Gómez

• Makeup Artist: Ana Karina Romero @el_hermoseador

• Sound: Kevin Mendez & Camila Pai

• Audio Post-Production: Camila Pai

• Script Supervisor: Camila Bagos

• Post-Production: Juan David Varón

Special Thanks: Professors Sandra Juveli @sandrajubelly & Diego Carrizosa

Maria Paula Ospina: Director & Screenwriter