Elderly woman with a headscarf and necklace looking upwards, outdoors in warm lighting.

The Women Under The Tree

Roberto Donoso Lopez and Prashant Thakker

Credit: Director of Photography

Awards: 2020 Nominee Knight Made in MIA Short Film, 2020 Nominee Audience Award: 2nd Runner Up, 2021 Nominee Sisters of Cinema, Best Short Film

Lucia, a homeless woman in South Beach, sits under a tree and watches the life of a family unfold in a house across the street.

Elderly woman with curly hair sitting indoors.
A person sitting under a tree on a sidewalk, holding a baby wrapped in a blanket. Nearby, a cart filled with belongings is parked. Sunlight creates dappled shadows on the ground and street.
Nighttime street scene with a person pushing a shopping cart, dimly lit by streetlights, lined with parked cars on both sides and buildings in the background.
An elderly woman pushing a shopping cart filled with belongings, including a teddy bear and suitcase, under dim lighting.

Small Kindnesses

This short film based on the poem by Danusha Laméris illustrates the connection between strangers formed by small gestures of kindness that is universal. This universal connection binds us as part of a greater whole, represented in this film as another worldly plane of ethereal existence.

Credit: Director of Photography

A woman sits on a bed in a softly lit room with boxes and household items near a window.
Woman in a kitchen holding a mug near a window with plants and flowers visible outside.
Group of people reaching for branches with colorful flowers in a lush, outdoor setting.
People in colorful dresses dancing around a stone altar with fruits, in a tropical garden.
A group of people wearing orange garments standing together, illuminated by a fire in the foreground, creating a warm and soft focus effect.
A young woman in an orange garment stands amidst lush vegetation, including a tree with a yellow fruit and green plants. The setting appears to be a forest or garden.
Person with face paint in dark setting, holding hand up.