Crazy Bitch

Directed by Irene Mercadal Albornoz

Type of Project: Drama 
Length: 9:38
Producer: Fran Zayas
Editors: Irene Mercadal, Camila Mercadal
Cinematographer: Mark Ingber
Sound Design: Joris Derradj (Louis Lumiere school collaboration)

Camila, an explosive teenager with dreams of being an activist leader, organizes a pacific student protest. When no student shows up for the protest, she convinces her friends to take up arms to take over their school. Things take a turn when the Principal corners Camila and her friends, forcing her to make a choice: to surrender or push forward.

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irenemercadal@nyu.edu

Irene is an independent filmmaker from Talca, Chile, currently based in NYC. Irene started working in film while studying Film Aesthetics and Audiovisual Communication at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Between 2016 and 2018, Irene worked in the Documentary Film Production Company Películas del Pez. In 2018 Irene moved to NYC, where she has worked as a writer/director on several short films, and parallelly, as a Cinematographer in different narrative projects. Irene is a Film MFA Candidate at NYU Tisch School of the Arts.