TALLERES CLANDESTINOS

Clandestine Workshops

Austria. 2010. Color. 40 min. Ficción. .
  • Film Director: Catalina Molina.
  • Scriptwriter: Catalina Molina.
  • Co-production: Argentina
A job as a seamstress tempts Juana, a young Bolivian woman, to neighbouring Argentina. Her husband and child remain behind in their homeland. It doesn't take long for the illusion of financial gain to burst - Juana is being exploited and must produce textiles for a luxury brand. Her employer's demands become ever more absurd, working conditions become unbearable. When her son falls ill, Juana starts making plans to return but as far as her employer is concerned, leaving isn't an option.

Catalina Molina
Catalina was born in Argentina in 1984. At the age of six she emigrated with her family to Austria. She graduated in 2004 from the Technical College of Art and Design Ortweinschule. Afterwards, she went to Vienna to study Directing with Michael Haneke and spent her third year of studies in an exchange programme at the Argentinian Film University ENERC. At the moment she's working on the script of her diploma movie.