COUNTRY
United States
PRODUCTION
Unsinkable Productions
YEAR2024
DURATION22 min
WRITING Carlos García de Dios, John Antonio James
CINEMATOGRAPHY Carlos García de Dios
MUSIC
Natalia James
EDITION Carlos García de Dios
CAST Victoria Lopez, Aijah Lopez, Dawn Lopez, Arturo Lopez
INTERNATIONAL SALES Iwashina Corporation
CONTACT jjames@unsinkablepics.com
SYNOPSIS Watch Over Us tells the story of Victoria López, a mother of three infants, sentenced to seven years for drug sales. A state program allowed Victoria to remain at home until her newborn twins turned one, at which point she must surrender herself to serve her sentence. Filmed in strict verité, this documentary follows this painful countdown, as Victoria, her mother Dawn, and her daughter Aijah reflect on their lives in a small rural town in Minnesota. 34,000 feet above them, commercial airplanes cut across the skies of the American Midwest.
Carlos García de Dios
Began his career as a cinematographer in New York, although he has filmed numerous projects in Spain, including
Paco de Lucía: The Search by Curro Sánchez Varela and
Is the Enemy There? The Gila Movie by Alexis Morante. Carlos has shot several documentaries, such as
Siempre, Luis by John Antonio James, eventually beginning his career as a director with his award-winning short film
Subway. Today, he is a founding partner of Unsinkable Films.
FILMOGRAPHY
Subway (short film, 2019)
