17th BIFFes 2026
Jan 29th - 06th Feb 2026
"Woman: Shared Sensibilities, A Collective Voice for Equality"
THE IVY
HIEDRA
Azucena, a woman in her thirties, approaches Julio, a teenage boy living in a group home, for reasons he doesn’t understand. As they spend time together, an uneasy closeness grows, changing the shape of a bond neither expected to find.
ಮೂವತ್ತರ ಹರೆಯದ ಅಸುಸೆನಾ, ಗ್ರೂಪ್ ಹೋಮಿನಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸಿಸುವ ಹದಿಹರೆಯದ ಜೂಲಿಯೋನಿಗೆ ಅರ್ಥವಾಗದ ಕಾರಣಗಳಿಂದ ಸಮೀಪವಾಗುತ್ತಾಳೆ. ಸಮಯ ಕಳೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದಂತೆ ಅವರಿಬ್ಬರ ನಡುವೆ ಒಂದು ವಿಚಿತ್ರವಾದ ಆತ್ಮೀಯತೆ ಬೆಳೆದು, ಅನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿತ ಸ್ವರೂಪದ ಸಂಬಂಧಕ್ಕೆ ದಾರಿ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಡುತ್ತದೆ.
Producer(s) or Production Company:
Joe Houlberg Silva, Alex de Icaza, Gabriela Maldonado, Montse Pujol Solà, Thierry Leunovel
Screenplay:
Ana Cristina Barragán
Director of Photography:
Adrian Durazo
Editor :
Gerard Borràs, Omar Guzmán, Ana Cristina Barragán
Music :
Claudia Baulies
Ana Cristina Barragán (b. 1987, Quito) is a screenwriter and film director. Her shorts include DOMINGO VIOLETA (2010) and AVE (2023). Her debut feature ALBA (2016) premiered at Rotterdam IFF, won multiple awards, received an Honorable Mention at San Sebastián IFF, earned over 35 international prizes, became Ecuador’s official Academy Awards submission, and was showcased at MoMA, New York. Her second feature, THE OCTOPUS SKIN (2022), premiered at San Sebastián IFF, screened at Thessaloniki, Guadalajara, and Munich IFFs, won six Colibrí Awards, and was selected for the 2024 Platino Awards. THE IVY is her third feature film.