Lost Soul - Today is not always
Directed by Carmen Vidal. 20min
Winner of 13 Emmys Awards® and a Student Academy Award®. Carmen Vidal is a director and producer with a strong interest in social issues. Her projects have been showcased globally, including at MoMA NY, PBS, UN, LeMonde.fr, and ARTE.
FILMOGRAPHY:
● Exilios/Carmen Vidal/2020/60 min./Documentary
● Retrats /Carmen Vidal and Yolanda Guasch/2019/60 min./Documentary
● Tanzanie: Un mariage entre femmes qui défie la tradition/Carmen Vidal and Marta Martínez/2019/8 min./ Documentary
● The Eclipse/Carmen Vidal/2018/ 12 min./ Fiction
● SLATE/Carmen Vidal/2010/12 min/Fiction
● 6 a.m./Carmen Vidal/2006/9 min/Documentary.
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