“Dolores”

I am in the process of developing a feature film, Dolores, inspired by the life of the Indigenous leader, Dolores Cacuango. During the residency I would like to review the audio/visual recordings made for the film to date and reflect upon the creative process. I would like to somehow render the complex and solitary work involved in scriptwriting.

This feature-length fiction film was born five years ago (c. 2015) out of my inner conflicts as mother, activist and filmmaker.

The project has been mutating in different ways. Along the way men and women have joined the project and grown fond with this process. In this way, the film transcends the individual to become a collective need to interweave voices and images containing the energy and rebellion of Dolores Cacuango.