Leigh Marling | 00:46:28 | Canada
Filmed on location in Durango, Mexico with a non-professional local cast, ANA PAULA is the heart breaking story of a young woman determined to escape her dark past and adopt her niece from a government orphanage.
To meet the strict criteria for adoption, Ana is working at a local hotel, attending interviews at the orphanage, and trying to save money for an apartment.
When a judge explains her case cannot proceed for lack of a ‘suitable home’, Ana employs desperate measures to find the necessary cash.
An admiring co-worker – Fernando – sees her desperation and offers to help, but after Ana agrees she finds herself drawn into a tragic romance.
Soon, Ana’s past comes back to haunt her. She is pulled back into a toxic life of vice that brings her into direct conflict with Fernando, her own inner demons, and the ruthless criminals who seek to destroy any chance of Ana becoming a mother.
Cast
Itzel Castrellon
Moises Quinones
Arturo Michel
Jonas Quintanilla
Regina Vazquez
Writer
Leigh Marling
Producers
Holly Marling
Sergio Gutierrez
Executive Producers
Sergio Gutierrez
Ross Birchall
Gabriel Heads
Leigh Marling
Composer
Pete Wiggs
Editor
Ross Birchall
Production Design
Laura Villa
Casting Director
Yuridia Torres
Wardrobe
Limni Salazar
Hair & Make Up
Yareli Sierra
Luis Sarmiento
