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Colosal

Colossal
Nayibe Tavares-Abel
2025 Dominican Republic 76' English, Spanish
© Nayibe Tavares Abel_Cinema Costanera_Media Jíbara
© Nayibe Tavares Abel_Cinema Costanera_Media Jíbara
© Nayibe Tavares Abel_Cinema Costanera_Media Jíbara

All families have secrets, but both my families’ secrets are linked to the history of democracy and authoritarianism in my country, the Dominican Republic.

Nayibe Tavares-Abel

Dominican of Lebanese and Palestinian origin, she is a propmaster and documentary filmmaker. She directed the short films Carmencita (Trinidad & Tobago Film Fest 2020) and L’escalier de l’anxiété (Arts & Convergences Paris 2020).

Production :
TAVAB, Cinema Costanera, Media Jíbara
Photography :
Kat Diaz, Jeremy García, Nayibe Tavares-Abel
Sound :
Marie Jimenez, Wellington Mejia, Miguel New
Editing :
Nathalia Lafuente
Music :
Miguel New, Eusebio Delfín, Gus Rodríguez, José Reyes

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