You Were Never Really Here
Director: Flor Portieri
Producer: Eddy Moon, Olivia Timmons
Premiere Status: World Premiere
Screenwriter: Flor Portieri
Cinematographer: Hector David Rosales
Cast: Victoria Baldwin, Jake Melamed
Release Year: 2024
Language: English (United States),Spanish
Subtitle: English (United States)
Country: United States
Genre: Documentary, Foreign Language, Female Director
(THIS FILM WAS PART OF OUR 2024 FESTIVAL LINEUP AND IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE ON THE SLAMDANCE CHANNEL) At only 19 years old, an Argentinian filmmaker emigrates to Miami looking for better opportunities. She soon finds herself falling for her very first boyfriend, someone she thought was good for her. That would quickly change, making her feel trapped in an abusive relationship that she would hide from everyone around her for years. In a detailed search for healing, she explores the events that led to the morning when he sexually assaulted her to understand that she is not to blame.