Before the Green Ball

Before the Green Ball

15 min · Drama

Tatisa eagerly gets ready to go to the highly anticipated Green Ball, but chooses to ignore her father who is dying in silence in the next room. Her friend Lu, who anticipates this tragic end, tries to help her come to terms with the inevitability of loss. Amidst the sparkle of beads and the obscurity of death, Tatisa finds herself paralyzed in her denial, unable to accept the impending grief.

Directed by Ernesto Loaiza · Written by Ernesto Loaiza

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Giulia Boccaletti Tatisa
Ketelen Luiza Lu

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