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Patra Spanou Picks Up Venice-Bound Coming-of-Age Story ‘Sugar Island,’ Debuts Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)
Patra Spanou Film has taken international sales rights to Johanné Gómez Terrero's coming-of-age story 'Sugar Island,' which premieres in Venice Days.
In the film, an unplanned pregnancy pushes Makenya into adulthood, forcing her to prematurely take on responsibilities for her body and life, which stretches her limits and allows her to unlock new levels of understanding about the society she inhabits, as well as her spirituality. In the process of creating the film, I delved into both my own experiences and the territory, as well as national archives, establishing connections between the private and the public, highlighting how the society that contains us also imprisons us.” Makenya’s story transmits messages on migration, human rights, economical and social injustice in a modern accessible modus, enriched with strong images despite if it is art performances, vogueing, religious celebrations or magical realism.
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