Lioness

Director / Writer: Nicole Pouchet
Producer: Monica Valenzuela
Cinematographer: Lulu Gargiulo
Year: 2022

A prisoner struggles to reconcile her life as an unpaid laborer with her fantasy of a career as a lion handler. As her imagination invades reality, animation is incorporated into live action and she escapes her bonds with the uncaged lion. The film shines light on modern-day slavery in prison.

Screenings:
HollyShorts Film Festival
Seattle Black Film Festival
Tacoma Film Festival

Awards:
Women In Film Professional Grant