Ana Cristina Barragan
Ana Cristina BARRAGÁN is an Ecuadorian screenwriter and filmmaker. She studied filmmaking at University San Francisco de Quito, with a minor in still photography. Her debut feature Alba premiered at IFFR in 2016. The film was screened at over 100 international festivals and received more than 30 awards, most notable of which are the Special Jury Award at Horizontes Latinos at San Sebastián International Film Festival, the FIPRESCI Award at Cinélatino Rencontres de Toulouse, Best Feature Film at Festival de Lima, and Best Film at International Women’s Festival of Cologne. La piel pulpo was developed in consultation with experts at the Talent Script Station of the 2018 Berlinale, and the Sundance Screenwriters Lab in 2018. It received development support from the Hubert Bals Fund, the Ecuadorian Film Institute and the Ibermedia Program as well as production support from the World Cinema Fund and the NFF+Europe. Her new 2025 feature film Hiedra was supported by CineMart 2021 and Darkroom 2025 and premiered at the Venice Film Festival, in the Orizzonti section. It explores the relationship between a mother and a son, and delves deep into how bodies connect to nature.
Filmography
(selection) Despierta/Awake (2008, short), Domingo violeta/Violet Sunday (2010, short), Anima/Spirit (2013, short), Alba (2016), Hiedra (2025).
Ana Cristina Barragan op IFFR
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Alba
Ana Cristina Barragan | 98' | Ecuador | -
Alba is a shy girl who goes to live with her solitary father when her mother has to go to hospital. A moving debut from… -
The Ivy
Ana Cristina Barragan | 120' | Ecuador |
31-year-old Azucena decides to find the son she gave up after an unwanted pregnancy when she was 13. Julio, her 18-year-old son, is in his… -
Alba
Ana Cristina Barragan | 98' | Ecuador | World premiere
Alba is a shy girl who goes to live with her solitary father when her mother has to go to hospital. A moving debut from…