Mariales Diaz

Through a series of extraordinarily honest and intimate conversations, filmmaker Aurora Brachman examines the intergenerational fallout of experiences her mother endured as a child. Together, they forge a path forward that offers them a new beginning.

After cutting all their hair off and getting caught gender bending, Amelia must navigate a day at school. Seeking for support they eventually find solace in their friends. Sundance Ignite 2021

Two best friends, Mariah and Kimberly, navigate their after-school routine in New York City. What starts as an ordinary day takes an unexpected turn as unspoken feelings between them come to light.

Filmed on vacation with dear friends on Magheraclogher Beach near the village of Bunbeg and on Tory Island, both in Ireland. An excerpt from the longer work in-progress, 'Self Portrait at 34'. Two rolls of 16mm, edited in-camera. Shot on 50D and Ektachrome. 'Loinnir' is an Irish word which means " faint or veiled and tremulous gleam or shining; a glimmer", referring simultaneously to light reflected on the waves and the warm internal feeling which stems from quality time spent with friends. The camera shutter decided to add to the feeling on this occasion. Éirinn go Brách!

Through a series of extraordinarily honest and intimate conversations, filmmaker Aurora Brachman examines the intergenerational fallout of experiences her mother endured as a child. Together, they forge a path forward that offers them a new beginning.

After cutting all their hair off and getting caught gender bending, Amelia must navigate a day at school. Seeking for support they eventually find solace in their friends. Sundance Ignite 2021

Two best friends, Mariah and Kimberly, navigate their after-school routine in New York City. What starts as an ordinary day takes an unexpected turn as unspoken feelings between them come to light.