Ama-Das

“Ama-das is a story that arises as a result of a diagnosis made by the COCEMFE Navarra, Federation of Associations of People with Physical and Organic Disabilities of Navarra. This study shows that in 2016 almost 50% of the women who participated in job search workshops with women with disabilities had suffered or were suffering gender violence. According to various studies, the risk of suffering sexist violence is almost five times greater than that of women without disabilities and they are subject to multiple discriminations. The European Council points out that 40% of women with disabilities have suffered some type of violence throughout their lives.

With Ama-das we wanted to approach the routine of our protagonists from calm and respect. From an observational cinematographic look where the characters and their experiences add color to a black and white bet. Nothing to distract us from the goal: listen and make them visible. Not in an informative way, the information is essential, but it is insufficient. With Ama-das we place the camera in a place where it cannot be seen, where it goes unnoticed so that we understand what is happening without filters.  Each person is correctly informed so that, understanding what is happening, they can take a critical stance in the face of reality and act to modify it if they consider it appropriate, in this case, in the face of violence against women and specifically with disabilities. For this reason, and taking into account the invisibility of this group, this documentary has been considered as necessary and urgent.”

– Marga Gutiérrez Diez, Director