Matadoras

film type fiction Production Country Germany production year 2020 runtime 25'59 colour
screening format DCP aspect ratio 1.85:1 sound format Dolby Surround languages Deutsch, Spanisch Subtitles Englisch, Deutsch
screening format Media File (ProRes, mp4, mov) aspect ratio 1.85:1 sound format Dolby Surround languages Deutsch, Spanisch Subtitles Englisch, Deutsch

The baptism for a new life takes place in the home’s bathtub. The Madonna is washed clean and a group of church girls dance to the downfall of childhood. The unlikely heroine Madi grows towards the light. Growing up is glaringly bright.

Official Trailer: https://vimeo.com/483141676

director Sophia Mocorrea Besetzung / Cast Andreas Nickl, Lucia Herzberg Rivas, Madison Dima Villanueva, Tatiana Saphir Original-Filmmusik / Original Score Bertolt Pohl Szenenbild / Production Design Michail Michailidis, Susanna Rydz Schnitt / Editing Jannik Eckenstaler, Sofia Machado Bildgestaltung / DOP Jacob Sauermilch Produktion / Production Sarah Valerie Radu Drehbuch / Script Sophia Mocorrea Tongestaltung / Sound Design Kevin Jahnel, Santiago Roldan film school Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
Festivals
2020 Uppsala International Short Film Festival, Sweden
Production
  • Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
  • Cristina Marx
  • Marlene-Dietrich-Allee 11
  • 14482 Potsdam
  • Deutschland
  • +49 331 6202564
  • http://www.filmuniversitaet.de
Distribution
  • Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
  • Cristina Marx
  • Marlene-Dietrich-Allee 11
  • 14482 Potsdam
  • Deutschland
  • +49 331 6202564
  • http://www.filmuniversitaet.de
Sales
  • Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
  • Cristina Marx
  • Marlene-Dietrich-Allee 11
  • 14482 Potsdam
  • Deutschland
  • +49 331 6202564
  • http://www.filmuniversitaet.de
School
  • Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
  • Marlene-Dietrich-Allee 11
  • 14482 Potsdam
  • Deutschland
  • +49 331 6202564
  • http://www.filmuniversitaet.de

Sophia Mocorrea

After her award-winning short MATADORAS german-argentinean Sophia Mocorrea wrote and directed THE KIDNAPPING OF THE BRIDE which was awarded as Best international Short in Sundance 2023 and received an honourable mention at the Berlinale. She is currently developing her first feature as part of the Torino Script Lab.

Filmography
2017 Das Hundebegräbnis
2018 Nichts los in New York
2023 MATADORAS
2023 El secuestro de la novia