As long as I can remember, the camera has been both a wound and a bridge. A borrowed eye. My father went blind young, yet his gaze survived through photography. I grew up inside his archive: images of women, bodies, geographies where I did not belong. He asked me to lend him my eyes; I learned to see through his. As his blindness advanced, my body changed. Desire, disobedience, difference entered the frame. The camera passed into my hands, becoming a site of friction between his gaze and mine. Separated by borders, we remain connected through images and voice. He wants to keep seeing through me; I need to step out of his frame.

Natalia Grande is a cinematographer and filmmaker. She graduated in Cinematography from ECAM and holds a degree in Audiovisual Communication. She has complemented her training with studies in feminism and activism at Centro de Estudios Ímpetu. She began her career in Lima, where she served as director of photography on two films. She is a co-founder of AMA, an organization promoting gender equality in the audiovisual sector that played a key role in the emergence of the #MeToo movement in Peruvian cinema. She lives in Spain, where she is developing her first feature film, previously selected and awarded at multiple international industry labs, and now in residence at Etxe Betea – A Room of One’s Own and LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial.

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Andrea Mateu is a film producer with a degree in Audiovisual Communication and a Master’s in International Executive Production. Her work spans both fiction and documentary. She was head of production on the short film "Pálpito", candidate for the 2026 Goya Awards, and was part of the production team of "Una Terapia de Mierda", nominated for the 2024 Goya Awards. She has overseen the production of several short films with companies such as Proyecta Films, Los Hermanos Polo, and Aire de Cinema, and has also worked on feature films including "Pequeños Calvarios", which premiered at the Málaga Film Festival. In 2024, she was selected for CIMA IMPULSA as producer of a documentary feature. She is currently developing her career as an independent producer, with a focus on supporting women directors in bringing their films to life.