WATER NAVEL 2018 | Color | 21 min. Direction: Laura Baumeister Script: Laura Baumeister Production: Laura Baumeister | Rossana Baumeister | Bruna Haddad | Teresa Kuhn Production Company: Manada Films | Tanatacana Films Photography: Teresa Kuhn Edition: Julian Sarmiento | Eduardo Spiegeler Sound: Ricardo Wheelock Music: Dylan Lerner Cast: Stephanie Arce | Kala Eames Arce | Stephanie Franceries | Tina Noguera | Francel Toledo Art Direction: Alejandra Escoto | Deliana Solís Year of participation at FICM: 2018 FICM Awards: Mención Especial a Cortometraje Mexicano SYNOPSIS: Alina rides horses. She’s good at it. Alina smokes crack. She feels a special connection with people when she uses the drug. Alina wants to fit in, wants to be functional. But a calling, a crack inside of her, won’t allow it. Alina dreams of living a simple life, growing tomatoes. Her family has completely different expectations of her. Alina suddenly feels the urge to start talking about her own dreams.