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IN PRODUCTION

SCARLET GIRLS

directed by Paula Cury

Dominican Republic, Mexico, Germany / 70 Mins / Spanish

Synopsis:

Through intimate narrations and evocative imagery, women across the Dominican Republic reflect on their experiences with forced motherhood and clandestine abortion. What does it mean to exist as a woman in a country where abortion remains criminalized without exception?

Logline:

What does it mean to be a woman in a country where abortion is banned in all circumstances?

  • ‘Ford Foundation invests over $4.2 million to support new documentary films focused on social justice’ - Ford Foundation

    ‘Sheffield DocFest announces Meetmarket Project selection’ - Business Doc Europe

  • Paula Cury is a Dominican film producer and director. Her short documentary Adrift won the Academy-Award qualifying award of Best Documentary Short at the Flicker’s Rhode Island Film Festival and has garnered more than 150,000 views online. Her feature film “Scarlet Girls” recently won the Berlinale World Cinema Fund and is finalizing postproduction. Paula currently resides in her home country, working as a university professor and promoting impact filmmaking through her company Cristal Cine.

  • Year: 2026

    Country: Dominican Republic, Mexico, Germany

    Length: 70 mins

    Director: Paula Cury

    Producer: Paula Cury, Samuel Didonato

    Co-Producer: Natalia Imaz, Omar Lara

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