2006, Juan Sebastián Jácome
Short Film (9 Mins.)
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Despite her own illness, a Central American single mother risks her life to give her son a better future in the United States.

“…powerful performance…it will leave you speechless… - SOLAS Latin American and Iberian Institute

About Juan Sebastián Jácome

Ecuadorian filmmaker Juan Sebastián Jácome studied screenwriting in UCLA, holds a Film Production BFA degree from the Florida State University Film School, and complemented his directing studies with professor Judith Weston.

In 2007, his short films and feature screenplays received numerous awards from different festivals worldwide. A year later, he was credited as producer in the Singaporean feature film “Carrot Cake Conversations” and was one of the 16 Latin American filmmakers selected to receive a complete fellowship for the Screenwriting Lab organized by Fundación Carolina and Ibermedia in Spain.

Currently, he works in the development of “Esas Flores” his debut feature film as a writer/director.

Visit his website: www.JuanSebastianJacome.com