In the Darién Gap, the roadless jungle between Colombia and Panama, thousands of migrants record on their phones the crossing they undertake on their way to the United States. There Is No Path reassembles these fragmented videos into a narrative about risk, survival, and the urgency to keep moving.
Luciana Espinoza Hoempler is a Peruvian film director and producer based in Barcelona. Her work focuses on documentary cinema and explores themes such as migration, women’s rights, and mental health. Her films build intimate narratives that connect the personal with the political, through hybrid forms and the use of archival material and mobile recordings as a central part of her cinematic language.
Her work has been screened at various international film festivals. In 2025, she was selected for the CIMA Mentoring 1to1 program (Association of Women Filmmakers and Audiovisual Media Professionals) and took part in Berlinale Talents Buenos Aires 2025. She is also a founding member of AMA – Association of Women and Gender-Diverse Audiovisual Professionals of Peru.
