Fatfish
Jewells Santos
5:00 PM, Secret Movie Club, November 2nd
USA | 2023 | 9′ | English
In between jobs and apartments, Maggie crashes with Lydia, her uptight, younger sister. Maggie obsesses over her appearance. Lydia obsesses over the immaculate cleanliness of her apartment. When Lydia is away for the night, Maggie invites over a man she met online.
Director • Dirección
Jewell Santos
Screenplay • Guión
Jewell Santons, Delia Van Praag
Cinematography • Fotografía
Paige Hochstatter
Music / Score
Eleeza Silva
Sound • Sonido
Ben Kruse
Production Design
Ivanna Citron Torres
Edition • Edición
Jake Bevins, Nicole Russell
Producer • Productor
Jewells Santos, Megan Janak
Cast • Elenco
Mystica Barrera, Savannah Youngblood, Okan Esmez
Director
Jewells Santos
Jewells Santos is a Puerto Rican filmmaker based in Chicago. Her work explores womanhood, body image, intimacy and sexuality, mental health, and Latinx narratives. She has directed over 15 music videos and her work has been featured at Heartland Film Festival, Chicago International, Chicago Critics, Midwest Film Festival and Nylon Magazine.
In 2021, she wrote and produced her first feature film, "Waiting for the Light to Change" which won the Narrative Grand Jury Prize at the 29th Slamdance Film Festival. She is a co-founder of Fatfish Films, a Chicago based film collective focused on femme and queer narratives.