A 12-year-old Latina girl tries to grow up under the expectations of female beauty, despite living in Barcelona. Before a pool party, Juanita must confront something that has been growing with her: the hair on her legs.
Karen Joaquín - Dominican director, screenwriter, and photographer. In 2018, she moved to Barcelona, Spain, where she graduated in Film Directing from the Escola de Cinema de Barcelona (ECIB). Her graduation short film, O que me parta un rayo,
premiered and won the Best Screenplay award in the Nova Autoria section at the 56th edition of the Sitges International Film Festival. It was also an official selection at the Málaga Film Festival, the Brussels Short Film Festival (an Oscar-qualifying festival), the Filmschoolfest Munich, among others, and was a candidate for the 17th Gaudí
Awards. Her second short film, Juanita, which she co-wrote and co-directed, premieres at the 75th Berlinale, while she is currently writing her first feature film, a co-production between the Dominican Republic and Spain.
Uliane Tatit - Brazilian director and screenwriter, born in Curitiba and based in Barcelona, Spain. She graduated in Film Directing from Escola de Cinema de Barcelona (ECIB) and Journalism from Universidade Positivo (Brazil). Her student short film As Dúas en Punto (2022) was selected for various festivals worldwide. She is currently developing Boa Nai, her debut fiction feature, selected for the Agapi Impulsa Copros lab in Spain. Her work explores political narratives and focuses on stories led by women.
