Curandera

Peru/United States, 16m, RED

Maruja, an Andean woman with mystical powers, works at a household where a little girl never seems to stop acting out her rage. Being able to see the images that haunt the little girl's mind, Maruja decides to try to heal her with the help of a special brew.     

Director: Mauricio Rivera Hoffmann
Writer: Mauricio Rivera Hoffmann
Producer: Enid "Pinky" Campos
Executive Producer: Thais Drassinower
Director of Photography: Julian Amaru Estrada
Editor: Mauricio Rivera Hoffmann
Production Design: Blanca Martinez
Composer: Alex Symcox
Sound Design: Amador Del Solar

Cast: Magaly Solier, Danaya Sladkov, and Katerina D’Onofrio   

Contact: Mauricio Rivera Hoffmann, mr3361@columbia.edu

About the Writer/Director

Mauricio Rivera Hoffmann holds an Audiovisual Communication degree from the Universidad de Lima. His first film won the Best Short Film award in 2011 from the Peruvian Ministry of Culture. Summer Haze, a film he directed during his MFA in Film at Columbia University, was selected for many festivals worldwide. Besides writing and directing, he is also a production designer, having fulfilled that role in award-winning short films and features.