MIENTRAS DUERMES

In development

VILLANOS CINE

90 min

Directed by Mariel Cortés.

Written by Mariel Cortés, Jorge A. Estrada.

Production: Roberto Carrera.

Cinematographer: Rosa Hadit.

Art direction: Campos Inc.

Costume designer: María Alejandra Herrera.

Selected for Cine Qua Non Lab. Storylines Workshop, 2022.
Winner Honorable Mention in the "Stories with Women Protagonists" script competition by Cinematográfica y Escénica de México A.C, 2024.
In 2024, the script was advised by Beatriz Novaro, thus achieving its best version.
In 2025, it was selected in:
Guanajuato International Film Festival (Feature Films Incubator)
Mexico City Independent Film Festival (Feature Film Developing Clinic)

LOGLINE:

During sickness, between adversity and sadness, light and hope can also show up.

SYNOPSIS:
Immersed on her traditional home and preparations for her 65th birthday. Nora fantasizes about changing her life when she falls into a coma due to a stroke. While her family takes care of her, she sleeps, experiencing a strange dreamlike life where there is enough space for all her fantasies.