The Original
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Synopsis
In The Original, we focus on Alana, a woman whose partner, Gwendolyn, is in the final stages of locked-in syndrome. They are offered a chance to regain the life they thought they had lost through a procedure that will transfer Gwendolyn's consciousness into a healthy clone. Although the procedure initially appears to be a success, Alana is soon informed that something has gone terribly wrong, forcing her to make an impossible choice.
About the Director
Director(s)
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Michelle Garza
Cervera
Director
Michelle Garza Cervera (Mexico, 1987). She studied at the best film school in Mexico, Centro de Capacitacion Cinematografica specializing in Film Directing. Chevening Award (UK Government scholarship) 2017-2018 to study the MA: Directing Fiction for Film at Goldsmiths University of London....Read more
Michelle Garza Cervera (Mexico, 1987). She studied at the best film school in Mexico, Centro de Capacitacion Cinematografica specializing in Film Directing. Chevening Award (UK Government scholarship) 2017-2018 to study the MA: Directing Fiction for Film at Goldsmiths University of London. She wrote and directed several short films that have been selected in more than 60 international film festivals including Fantastic Fest, Fantasia Film Festival, Fantasporto, Havana Film Festival, Sitges Film Festival, Screamfest, SPASM, Morbido, Cinelatino Rencontres de Toulouse, within others.
Her first feature project (which she wrote along her cowriter Abia Castillo) titled Huesera was the winner of the Mexican Film Institute support for its writing in 2017 and was one of the selected projects of FOPROCINE 2019 (Mexican Film Institute fund) for its production in 2020. She is also writing along her cowriter Abia Castillo her second feature titled Palizada (Winner of the 2019 Mexican Film Institute support for its writing).
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