Soñadora

Name: Soñadora
Director: Stacy Pascal Gaspard
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Released: 2021-06-16
Rating: 7.0
Cast: Franceli Chapman, Leovina Charles, Naomi DeGraff, Cristina Encarnacion, Bob Sherer

The only way to tell her story is to live her fantasy.

2021 · 14 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama, Fantasy

A young Caribbean immigrant mother struggling to make ends meet at her dye factory job finds a release through her abandoned dream of dance.

Directed by Stacy Pascal Gaspard · Written by Stacy Pascal Gaspard

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