NEW YORK PREMIERE
SYNOPSIS
Aby, a 15-year-old Honduran teen, navigates the complexities of her life in the United States alongside her newly arrived cousin, Nata. As Thanksgiving Day unfolds, Aby's rebellious spirit clashes with the expectations of her caregiver, Aunt Magda, intensifying her desire to distance herself from her suffocating circumstances and setting in motion a series of emotionally charged encounters. Los Mosquitos explores family dynamics, cultural identity, and the universal human desire for belonging as Aby ventures out on a path that will ultimately lead her back home.
STARRING: Abigail Hernandez, Natalia Rodríguez, Magdalena Álvarez
RUNTIME: 14 minutes
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT
This story was nurtured by my experiences with the Álvarez family for two years now. I connected with them through my previous short film, Comadre, and have since continued to bond over time with them. As a fellow Central American myself, I felt the desire to understand the nuances of sharing a household and creating a new family in a new, foreign space. I wanted to portray the happy times, the fun times, but also the complexities of the relationships that are generated in these conditions, and the way children are made to grow older as they face the struggles of being immigrants.
DIRECTOR: Nicole Chi
SCREENPLAY: Nicole Chi, Fumiya Hayakawa
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Carlos Estrada
EDITOR: Roberth Pereira
MUSIC: Diego Rojas
PRODUCERS: Fumiya Hayakawa, Edna Díaz
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Nicole Chi is a Costa Rican-Chinese writer, director, and producer, currently based in Costa Rica. Nicole graduated from Mass Communication with an emphasize in Audiovisual Production from the University of Costa Rica, and holds an MFA in Film and Media Production from the University of Texas at Austin.