*Worldwide FESTIVAL Rights
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?
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‘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
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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.
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2026
World Premiere - CPH:DOX, Denmark (Human:Rights Award)
North American Premiere - SXSW, USA (Global Section)
FIFDH, Switzerland (Creative Documentary Competition)
Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
LATAM Premiere - Guadalajara Film Festival (Iberoamericano Competition)
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Year: 2026
Country: Dominican Republic, Mexico, Germany
Length: 70 mins
Director: Paula Cury
Producer: Paula Cury, Samuel Didonato
Co-Producer: Natalia Imaz, Omar Lara, Paulina Villavicencio
Writer: Claudia Galeano, Paula Cury
Director of Photography: Nana Baez
Editor: Laura Basombrio, Paula Cury
Sound Design: Nayuribe Montero
Sound Director: Well Mejia Pena
Music: Alejandro Karo
PAULA CURY
