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Madrid Film School Project ‘Flowers of an Absent Mother’ Explores Self-Acceptance


Ana Puentes Margarito’s feature debut, “Flowers for an Absent Mother,” is a deeply personal narrative of family conflict and emotional recovery.

SAN SEBASTIAN — Among the diverse projects emerging from the Madrid Film School ECAM incubator, “Flowers For An Absent Mother” (“Flores para una madre ausente”), the feature debut of writer-director Ana Puentes Margarito, is poised to stand out for its intimate yet universally resonant story of family conflict and emotional recovery. “The version we have now is much closer to the story I will tell.” The project is now nearing a key moment as it awaits news from the ICAA selective funding, a critical step toward production next year. Puentes Margarito has worked closely with producer Adriana Vera of White Leaf Producciones and received co-producing support from Verbena Films.

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