MEMORIES OF A BURNING BODY
A film by Antonella Sudasassi Furniss
Raised in a repressive era where sexuality was taboo, Ana, Patricia, and Mayela found their understanding of womanhood based on unspoken rules and implicit impositions. Now, their fearless voices incarnate in a single 65-year-old woman, who revisits a kaleidoscopic life of intertwined memories, secrets, and hidden desires.
Status: Completed
Year: 2024
Genre: Drama
Country: Costa Rica, Spain
Language: Spanish
Available subtitles: English, French, Italian, Portuguese
Runtime: 90 minutes
Original title: Memorias de un cuerpo que arde
Antonella Sudasassi Furniss is a Costa Rican writer, director and producer. Her first film, The Awakening of the Ants, premiered at the Berlinale 2019. The film was selected as the Costa Rican entry for the Academy Awards. It became the first Central American film to receive a Goya Award nomination, and to win a Platino Award. It was selected in more than 65 international film festivals and received 15 international awards. Memories of a Burning Body is her second film.
FILMOGRAPHY
2023 Memories of a Burning Body
2021 The Awakening of the Ants
CAST
Sol Carballo
Paulina Bernini
Juliana Filloy
Liliana Biamonte
Gabriel Araya
Juan Luis Araya
Leonardo Perucci
Cecilia García
Teo Yuja
CREW
Director: Antonella Sudasassi Furniss
Screenplay: Antonella Sudasassi Furniss
Cinematography: Andrés Campos Sánchez
Editing: Bernat Aragonés
Sound: Fernando Novillo
Music: Juano Damiani
Executive Producers: Antonella Sudasassi Furniss, Manrique Cortés Castro, Estephania Bonnett
Production Company: Substance Films, PlayLab Films
2024
Berlin International Film Festival | Berlinale Panorama · Audience Award
Cine Latino Bergen
Cinélatino Rencontres de Toulouse | Feature Film Competition · Audience Award · Fipresci Award
Uruguay International Film Festival | Ibero-American Competition · ACCU Special Mention
IFF Panamá
Istanbul Film Festival | No More Flowers
MOOOV Film Festival | Official Competition · Canvas Award for Best Film · Youth Award
Filmtage Tübingen (CineLatino-CineEspañol)
Seattle IFF | Ibero-American Competition
Cinemaspagna – Latin American Film Festival in Italy
Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival
HSBC Spanish Film Festival | Special Presentation
Costa Rica IFF | Central American Competition
FEST – New Directors New Films Festival | Special Screening
Galway Film Fleadh | World Cinema Competition
Festival Filmes Incríveis do Belas Artes
Lima Film Festival | Latin American Competition
Puerto Rico International Film Festival
Bucharest International Dance Film Festival
Ayvalik International Film Festival
AFI Latin American Film Festival
¡Cine Manífico! Latino Film Festival
Filmfest Sundsvall | International Competition
ASUFICC – International Contemporary Film Festival of Asuncion | International Competition
Busan International Film Festival | Flash Forward Competition · Audience Award
Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival | Première Latina
Cine Latino Minneapolis Saint Paul
Film Festival Diritti Umani Lugano | Official Competition
Festival Cine Latino Trieste | Contemporanea Ventana Sur
Cinemaissí Latin American Film Festival
Pornfilmfestival Berlin
Jakarta Film Week | Global Feature Competition · Global Feature Award
Tokyo International Film Festival | Women’s Empowerment
Gender Bender Film Festival
BIG Bari International Gender Film Festival
Denver Film Festival
Free Zone Belgrade Human Rights Film Festival · Best International Film Award
Latino Filmfestival Saar
Piccolo Grande Cinema | Documentary Section
EQUIS – Ecuadorian Feminist Film Festival
Mastercard Cinema Gala Cluj
Rome Independent Film Festival | Feature Film Competition · Special Mention
Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival | Official Feature Film Competition · Best Direction · Ibero-American Film Journalists Award · Radio Exterior de España Award
FILMAR en América Latina | Au Front
Miradas Medellín
IFFI Goa | Rising Stars
Icaro International Film Festival | Central American Competition · Best Central American Film · Best Direction · Best Screenplay · Best Production · Best Edition · Best Art Direction
Viña del Mar International Film Festival | International Panorama
Mastercard Cinema Gala Madrid
Havana Festival of New Latin American Cinema | Feature Documentary Competition
Kolkata International Film Festival | Cinema International
Chennai International Film Festival | World Cinema
International Film Festival of Kerala | International Competition
Revija Queer filmova
2025
Palm Springs International Film Festival | Awards Buzz
Intelligent, resilient, incredibly sincere, and surprisingly full of humour.
Giorgia Del Don, Cineuropa
A heartfelt exploration of female sexuality in older age. Conveys some home truths that will be recognized the world over.
Allan Hunter, Screendaily
A mesmeric trip down memory lane that’s well worth taking.
Miriam Balanescu, Sight and Sound