Directing

Laura Angel

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Known For

DistantesDistantes · 2021
Distantes
2021
Movie
Ernesto, GraciasErnesto, Gracias · 2022
Ernesto, Gracias
2022
MovieDocumentary
Motherly love and the unbreakable bond of family fuse the lives of director Laura Ángel Córdoba, her mother Liliana and autistic brother Ernesto as they struggle to overcome their economic and medical challenges in Costa Rican society. In this intimate and deeply poetic family portrait, Córdoba's sensitive lens unmasks the stereotypes and misconceptions that have surrounded her family as they fight to create a safe and joyful space for Ernesto in an unforgiving atmosphere. As Liliana fights through a medical system full of misinformation around treatments for autism, she faces a looming eviction that threatens to destabilize her family and Ernesto's safety. Amid Liliana's strife, Córdoba discovers she is pregnant and questions her own ability to be as strong as her mother. In this powerful story of love, perseverance and hope, we discover through a mother's strength a new and beautiful light shining on the horizon.
Bird of FireBird of Fire · 2021
Bird of Fire
2021
Movie
Tony Martinez, a young man, returns to Costa Rica from a stint in a reformatory with the dream of break dancing and rejoining his working class community, while trying to avoid being drawn in by the local gangs.
The Altar Boy, the Priest and the GardenerThe Altar Boy, the Priest and the Gardener · 2025
The Altar Boy, the Priest and the Gardener
2025
MovieDocumentary
An altar boy and a gardener decide to break a long and painful silence by denouncing the Catholic priest who abused them as minors. This unprecedented incident in Costa Rica causes the priest to flee, becoming a fugitive from the law and Interpol. The young people unite to find him. Will justice be served this time?

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Ernesto, GraciasErnesto, Gracias · 2022
Ernesto, Gracias
2022
MovieDocumentary
Motherly love and the unbreakable bond of family fuse the lives of director Laura Ángel Córdoba, her mother Liliana and autistic brother Ernesto as they struggle to overcome their economic and medical challenges in Costa Rican society. In this intimate and deeply poetic family portrait, Córdoba's sensitive lens unmasks the stereotypes and misconceptions that have surrounded her family as they fight to create a safe and joyful space for Ernesto in an unforgiving atmosphere. As Liliana fights through a medical system full of misinformation around treatments for autism, she faces a looming eviction that threatens to destabilize her family and Ernesto's safety. Amid Liliana's strife, Córdoba discovers she is pregnant and questions her own ability to be as strong as her mother. In this powerful story of love, perseverance and hope, we discover through a mother's strength a new and beautiful light shining on the horizon.

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