Laura Amelia Guzmán and Israel Cárdenas
Laura Amelia Guzmán (born May 7, 1980) and Israel Cárdenas (born February 15, 1980) are a husband and wife directorial team.
Filmmaking collaborations
Guzmán and Cárdenas began directing together in 2007 with their movie Cochochi.
In 2010 they co-directed the movie Jean Gentil which caught the attention of actress Geraldine Chaplin. After hearing Chaplin's warm praise of their film they decided to offer her a role in their next film Sand Dollars. After Chaplin agreed to appearing in a small role the couple decided to rewrite the male main characters to be women in order to give Chaplin a larger role. The film was chosen as the Dominican Republic's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2015 but did not make the short list.
In 2016 Guzmán announced she was directing a sequel to Sand Dollars called Noeli Overseas.[1]
Filmography
- Cochochi (2007)
- Jean Gentil (2010)
- Sand Dollars (2014)
- Noeli Overseas (2016) (Guzmán only)
- Golden Boys (2016)
References
- ^ Levine, Sydney. "Screening in Cannes: Dominican Work-in-Progress Winner at IFF Panama 'Noeli Overseas'/ 'Noeli en los países'". Retrieved 11 May 2016.