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I Want to Violently Crash Into the Windshield of Love

I Want to Violently Crash Into the Windshield of Love

FERNANDA TOVAR | MEXICO | 2024 | 14 MIN | SPANISH EST

FERNANDA TOVAR | MEXICO | 2024 | 14 MIN | SPANISH EST

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Synopsis

La Guera, a young rapper from Mexico City, struggles with her ability to rap after a heartbreak. Despite attending freestyle sessions with friends, she struggles to regain her lyrical prowess. Seeking solace, she turns to a forest-dwelling shamanic friend for unconventional healing. Through a transformative encounter with forest crickets, she confronts her pain and emerges with newfound liberation.

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Filmmaker Bio

Fernanda Tovar is a filmmaker from Mexico City and a graduate of the Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica. Supported by FONCA to develop her script Una chica triste, she has taken part in Berlinale Talents Guadalajara and Berlinale Talents Latin America. Her short film Mi edad, la tuya y la edad del mundo was selected for Cannes Critics’ Week in 2022.

Producer

Daniel Loustaunau

Writer

Fernanda Tovar

Cast

  • Güera
  • Pau Sitar
  • La Bruja de las Palabras
  • Thamvora
  • Mari Jane
  • Salma Sánchez

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