Angela's deafness raises concerns during her pregnancy regarding connecting with her daughter. Post-delivery, partner Héctor supports her as she learns to mother in a society lacking adequate accommodations for the hearing-impaired.
Acting
Miriam Garlo's face does what dialogue never could.
Sound
Deliberate audio design puts you in Ángela's silence.
Director
Eva Libertad
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Eva Libertad expanded her own 2018 short, drawing from Spain's notoriously inadequate deaf maternal healthcare systems.
The crib monitor scene—where Ángela realizes she'll never 'hear' her daughter cry—was shot in a single take, Garlo unaware when the 'baby' would move.
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