A convent escape with stakes higher than sin itself — who's saving who?
Karina and Emilia are two young novices who live in a religious order. Emilia has a deep and strong vocation while Karina is a youthful rebel who hides from justice behind the doors of the convent. Once she notices the police is increasingly closer, Karina asks Emilia to help her orchestrate an escape.
Acting
Tessa Ía's silent rebellion speaks volumes without dialogue.
Cinematography
Convent walls that feel increasingly like a trap.
Director
Karla Badillo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Badillo explores Mexico's complex relationship with Catholic institutions as both sanctuary and prison — a theme in her broader body of short film work examining women in confined spaces.
The 16-minute runtime deliberately mirrors Karina's trapped urgency; Badillo refuses the comfort of resolution that longer religious dramas often grant.
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