Director Paula D'Angelo Schmid
Producer Norma Velásquez Chavez
Peru
Synopsis
Carmen (50) is a taxi driver navigating the streets of Lima to survive. But the debt she owes to a dangerous lender sets her on a 72-hour race against time to get the money. Working nonstop and without sleep, she blends fantasies of revenge against a violent world with real-life dangerous situations she must face, plunging her into her own unstoppable spiral of violence.
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Director´s Biofilmography
“Los Huecos de la Luna”. Fiction short film, 21 min. Peru, 2021. Awards: Honorable Mention for Best Short Film at 15th Filmocorto (Peru), Best International Short Film at Cortos en Grande (Chile), Best Screenplay at Linz International Short Film Festival (Austria) and 16th Curta Taquary (Brazil), Best Short Film at Beeston Film Festival (UK). Director, screenwriter, and executive producer.
“Humanity. A Story of Philanthropy”. Documentary series, 2 episodes of 50 min. Spain, 2025. Writer.
Swiss documentaries: Swissair Flight 100 (2024), Albert Anker (2022), Lukas Bärfuss (2025), Stealing Giants (2024). Production assistant and writer.
“Las Mujeres de mi Casa”. Fiction feature, 77 min. Chile, 2020. 1st production assistant.
Links to previous works
Total budget 545.400 Euros
Funds secured 202.700 Euros
Objectives to be achieved
Search for international co-producers, sales agents, distributors, and TV networks, as well as promoting the film from the development stage.
Co-production´s interesting countries
We are particularly interested in establishing co-productions with Spain. This aligns organically with the project’s creative connection, as one of the co-writers, Jordi Farga, is Spanish. Furthermore, collaborating with Spain would allow us to incorporate high-level technical and artistic talent—such as a Spanish cinematographer and actors from that country—significantly enriching the audiovisual proposal and expanding its international reach.
PRODUCER’S BIOFILMOGRAPHY
President of the Peruvian Association of Film Producers, she holds a Master’s in Film Industry Management (UC3M) and a Master’s in Audiovisual Distribution and Business (ECAM). She has worked on over 25 feature films, with projects selected at international festivals and markets such as Málaga, Guadalajara, San Sebastián, and Ventana Sur. She regularly co-produces with Spain, Argentina, and Mexico. She has written and directed two LGBT short films and is currently developing the TV series Mi futura ex and El Clan Calígula. In 2025, she will shoot three co-productions: the fiction feature Suiza (María Fernanda Gonzales), the documentary Cuarzo (Daniel Ortiz Entrambasaguas), and Un hombre en un puente (David Martín De los Santos), strengthening her presence in the international audiovisual industry.
