Girl With Child
TFI Suppport
TFI Network 2018
Logline
Near Quito, Ecuador, Diana escapes an institution for troubled girls with her son, embarking on a journey to rescue her younger sister from an abusive home. Diana faces the harsh realities of surviving as a teen mom while looking for a new life.
Maria Abraham
Director, Screenwriter
Maria Abraham is a filmmaker from Las Vegas, Nevada. She has an MFA in Film & Video Writing and Directing from Columbia College Chicago and a BA in European Studies from UCLA. In 2010-2011, Maria received a Fulbright Grant to live in Ecuador and complete research for a feature script, GIRL WITH CHILD, about a teenage girl searching for a new home with her toddler. Maria’s short film of the same name won Best Short Short at Aspen Shortsfest and the Chicago Award at the Chicago International Film Festival. Maria was a 2016 Film Independent Screenwriting Lab fellow with GIRL WITH CHILD and is a 2018 Film Independent Directing Lab fellow with the project. Maria has worked as a director and producer on documentaries, commercials, music and fashion videos, and digital series.
Luz Agudelo Gipson
Producer
Luz Agudelo Gipson a Colombia native, attended Columbia College Chicago where she received a BA in Film and Video. Her works include several award winning short films and countless cross platform commercials for a multitude of brands, most notably the OBAMA FOR AMERICA 2008 presidential campaign, which received the Titanium and Integrated Lions Grand Prix award at Cannes. Luz is currently the Executive Producer at nationally acclaimed music and audio house, Comma. She has led the establishment of their Hispanic division, and is now spearheading efforts to ensure their library continues to grow nationally. Luz was a 2016 Film Independent Producing Lab fellow for GIRL WITH CHILD.
Lucía Moscoso T.
Associate Producer
Lucía Moscoso T. has worked in film in Ecuador since 2003 as a producer, assistant director, actor, and festival coordinator. Her projects include the short film “EN ESPERA about an indigenous girl who works as a housekeeper to support her family, the documentary LABRANZA OCULTA, about workers restoring a 17th-century building, the narrative feature SIN OTOÑO, SIN PRIMAVERA, about Guayaquil’s disenchanted youth, and the short film GIRL WITH CHILD, about a lonely teenage girl traveling by bus with her toddler. Lucía has been a coordinator for the film festival Encuentros Del Otro Cine (EDOC) and the youth film festival Chulpicine. Lucía is also a member of the Corporación Juego en Escena theater company that creates interactive theater pieces to discuss topics such as machismo, domestic violence, and teen sexuality with audiences throughout Ecuador.