The Eternal Night of the Twelve Moons

(La eterna noche de las doce lunas)

Priscila Padilla / Colombia / 2013 / 87 min
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  • Berlinale 63 Generation

  • FICCI Cartagena International

    Special Jury Prize

  • Toulouse Latin American Film Festival

    Best Documentary
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Spanish and Wayuu with English subtitles

With Priscila Padilla

On the Guajira peninsula in northern Colombia, the customs of the indigenous Wayuu still prevail. In Priscila Padilla‘s documentary The Eternal Night of Twelve Moons, twelve-year-old Pili is entering womanhood and, as tradition dictates, after her first menstruation, she must be isolated from all men for 12 moon cycles. During this time, she learns to weave.

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“This documentary exceptionally captures the beauty of the nature surrounding the Wayuu people and the charm of everyday life.” – Soledad Torrero, El Espectador Imaginario

About the Director

Priscila Padilla is a screenwriter, director, and producer for film and television. She has 30 years of experience in research, scriptwriting, development, management of audiovisual projects, and consulting on documentary scripts. Her extensive academic background has led her to approach her documentary projects with a personal aesthetic and narrative style, in which the conflicts between women and society are a central narrative theme.

She graduated in Film Directing from the Conservatoire Libre du Cinéma Français in Paris, France, and has also pursued studies in Cinematic Aesthetics, Art History, Music Appreciation, Film and Television Production, Television Screenwriting, Acting Direction, Documentary Aesthetics, Film Editing, and Life Stories.

Among her most notable works is a cinematic triptych that explores the female body in different contexts. The Eternal Night of the Twelve Moons tells the story of women’s bodies in the Wayuu culture. Biabu Chupea: Breaking the Silence presents female genital mutilation within the Embera Chamí culture. And in Un nuevo amanecer, she addresses the female body in contexts of war and peace.

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