Directing
Cristina Solano Mata
Born
1995-11-28 (30)
Place of birth
Costa Rica
Known for
Directing
Credits
4 titles
Cristina Solano Mata is a Costa Rican filmmaker who works in production, screenwriting, and directing. Recurrent themes in her work include spirituality, dreams, and connections to nature. With Todas las Lunas (Under the Moonlight, 2020), she started a film career that would continue with El porqué de las lágrimas (Butterfly Tears, 2023), which has screened at festivals such as the ICARO Central American International Film Festival and the Lúdico Latin American Film Festival, where Todas las Lunas won Best National Short Film. With intimate and atmospheric storytelling, she reflects a sensitivity to poetry and genres such as fantasy, horror, and experimental film. Her most recent short film …
Known for
NRAfter a family prayer, Sara and Elie return home with an object they stole from their aunt. This decision leads them to experience a night in which a power outage triggers an inevitable encounter. A book, a song, and a house shrouded in darkness.
Tha path we cannot see
2026
NRSurrounded by old toys and distant memories, Alicia loses the notion of time in the house she grew up in. As the ghosts of her past confront her, she’ll have to face their torment before they wither her away
Butterfly Tears
2023
NRSoledad is a young woman who returns to her grandmother's house after years of having cut off communication with her family. She wants to connect with nature, her family's spiritual practices and her sister with whom she never developed a relationship. At the same time she is looking for a way to heal the duel of her mother's death years ago. Soledad will realize that the process is long and exhausting and will lead her to reconnect with the people around her and herself.
Under the Moonlight
2021
Behind the camera
NRAfter a family prayer, Sara and Elie return home with an object they stole from their aunt. This decision leads them to experience a night in which a power outage triggers an inevitable encounter. A book, a song, and a house shrouded in darkness.
Tha path we cannot see
2026
NRSurrounded by old toys and distant memories, Alicia loses the notion of time in the house she grew up in. As the ghosts of her past confront her, she’ll have to face their torment before they wither her away
Butterfly Tears
2023
NRSurrounded by old toys and distant memories, Alicia loses the notion of time in the house she grew up in. As the ghosts of her past confront her, she’ll have to face their torment before they wither her away
Butterfly Tears
2023
NRSoledad is a young woman who returns to her grandmother's house after years of having cut off communication with her family. She wants to connect with nature, her family's spiritual practices and her sister with whom she never developed a relationship. At the same time she is looking for a way to heal the duel of her mother's death years ago. Soledad will realize that the process is long and exhausting and will lead her to reconnect with the people around her and herself.
Under the Moonlight
2021