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    MEMORIES OF A BURNING BODY

    Directed by Antonella Sudasassi Furniss
    Costa Rica | 90 minutes | California Premiere | Awards Buzz – Best International Feature Film

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This intimate and lyrical exploration of the bodies of mature women and their sexuality follows three women in their twilight years, and invites everyone – regardless of gender, identity, or age – to question their own notions of pleasure and desire.

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Director: Antonella Sudasassi Furniss
Producers: Antonella Sudasassi Furniss, Manrique Cortés Castro, Estephania Bonnett
Screenwriter: Antonella Sudasassi Furniss
Cinematographers: Andrés Campos Sánchez
Editor: Bernat Aragonés
Music: Juano Damiani
Cast: Sol Carballo, Paulina Bernini, Juliana Filloy
Original Language Title: Memorias de un cuerpo que arde
Country: Costa Rica
Language: In Spanish with English subtitles
Year: 2024
Running Time: 90 minutes
Premiere Status: California Premiere
Director Filmography: The Awakening of the Ants (PSIFF 2020)
Awards: Audience Award, Berlinale Panorama - Berlin International Film Festival; Audience Award, Feature Film Competition - Cinélatino Rencontres de Toulouse; FIPRESCI Award, Feature Film Competition - Cinélatino Rencontres de Toulouse; ACCU Special Mention, Uruguay International Film Festival; Canvas Award for Best Film, MOOOV Film Festival; Youth Award, MOOOV Film Festival; Audience Award, Flash Forward Competition - Busan International Film Festival
Primary Company: Bendita Film Sales
Contact Email: sales@btafilms.com

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