MADRE

This documentary follows the process of pregnancy as experienced by five women from different regions of the Spanish state, from different social circles and of different backgrounds, with the aim of creating self-portraits featuring the different physical and emotional changes, the day-to-day, and the extraordinary things that a pregnant woman experiences. This film is, above all, a vindication of the distinctive nature of motherhood, upholding that each new mother is a unique and different life project.   About the director: although Mabel Lozano is known for her dramatic roles and as a television personality, actually, her directorial debut came about in 2007, with the documentary Voces contra la trata [Voices Against Human trafficking].  Her second feature-length documentary, La teoría del espiralismo [The SpiralTheory] debuted at SEMINCI Valladolid International Film Festival Out of Competition, as did her next project, Las sabias de la tribu [The Sages of the Tribe], one year later.  In January 2009 she co-produced Enjoy, which was the first fiction short to be filmed in Spain using stereoscopic cameras, or 3D imaging, and in 2010 she wrote, produced, and directed the short film Escúchame [Listen to Me], about trafficking in women and girls.  Additionally, in 2011 she wrote, produced, and directed the documentary short Y todavía hay tiempo para verbenas [There's Still Time to Celebrate], about breast cancer.  
The screening will feature a presentation and discussion led by the director.