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MY TURN (PRIORIZARSE)

MY TURN (PRIORIZARSE)

TERRY ESPARZA + NATALIA PONTAQUE | SPAIN | 2026 | 7 MIN | SPANISH EST

TERRY ESPARZA + NATALIA PONTAQUE | SPAIN | 2026 | 7 MIN | SPANISH EST

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Subtitles: English

NOV 21 / 16:00Cinéma Public505 Rue Jean-Talon E. Montréal, QC H2R 1T6 (métro Jean-Talon)

Synopsis

Carmen walks out on her partner, convinced she finally needs to put herself first. But the clean breakup she imagined becomes a surreal showdown of pseudo-therapy wisdom, twisted logic and uncomfortable truths, pushing contemporary self-care rhetoric to its most absurd extreme.

Filmmaker Bio

Natalia Pontaque and Terry Esparza are directors and screenwriters with experience in fiction and advertising. They have written and directed Priorizarse and Por Cuenta Propia, and are the creators of the web serie Makinetos, for which they were nominated by Mediapro. Their work explores human relationships through a tone that blends irony, vulnerability, and realism. In 2025 they founded Párpado Films, a production company from which they develop fiction and commercial projects.

Filmmaker Bio

Natalia Pontaque and Terry Esparza are directors and screenwriters with experience in fiction and advertising. They have written and directed Priorizarse and Por Cuenta Propia, and are the creators of the web serie Makinetos, for which they were nominated by Mediapro. Their work explores human relationships through a tone that blends irony, vulnerability, and realism. In 2025 they founded Párpado Films, a production company from which they develop fiction and commercial projects.

Producer

Natalia Pontaque

Writer

Terry Esparza, Natalia Pontaque

Cast

  • Irene Gómez
  • Lourdes García
  • Pau Blanch
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