In the midst of quarrying in the mountains of her city, Jessy, a young domestic worker, witnesses the scope of the economic forces that are destroying her family's health. 

Narrative Short | 19:00

Director Biography - Marlén Ríos-Farjat

Marlén Ríos-Farjat was born in Mexico City, on March 2nd, 1984. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Film Directing, with the distinction Cum Laude, at Centro de Capacitacion Cinematografica (Film Training Center) in Mexico City. Also, she finished her Master in Film Editing at the Cinema and Audiovisual School of Catalonia (ESCAC) in Terrassa, Spain. As a writer and director, her previous short film “Rosario” was selected in over 80 international film festivals and shown in 30 countries.

Moreover, Ríos-Farjat has directed projects in Italy as well as in Cuba. She has been the editor of numerous programs, documentaries and fiction short films, as well as of the feature length films “Massacre in Teques”, “The inhabitants” and "All of the fires". “Living All of Life”, her previous work as director and screenwriter, premiered at the end of 2021 and continues its international festival run. “Mountain Dust”, her most recent short film, premiered in 2022.