BLIND SPOT

LUCIANA VIEIRA
Taking part in La Factory confirmed for director Luciana Vieira the idea that cinema is, above all, a collective art form. Beyond the rich cultural exchange at the heart of the project, the experience challenged her and her co-director with the task of completing a film in a very short time. Trusting and listening to her creative partner’s intuition proved essential to shaping a film they are both proud of.
For Luciana, this was a unique opportunity to explore her authorial voice in a safe and collaborative environment, a space to experiment, exercise her craft, and mature as a filmmaker. She feels honored by the trust placed in her and grateful to have lived this experience in her home country, revealing the beauty and complexity of the world she inhabits.
Sharing this journey with Marcel Beltrán, their brilliant crew, and the entire creative and production team who stood by them with encouragement, advice, and support has been profoundly enriching.

MARCEL BELTRÁN
Some paths seem to choose us, paths we might not have taken on our own. That was the case for director Marcel Beltrán when he was invited by the La Factory project — and that’s where the journey began. For him, La Factory was an invitation to navigate without a map, a space to practice mindfulness, deep listening, and detachment.
In its dizzying rhythm, Marcel came to understand that we don’t always choose the conditions under which we work, but we do choose how we inhabit each moment. Filming for the first time in Brazil, in Fortaleza, was a true gift. There, he encountered actors and filmmakers of remarkable sensitivity. At the same time, the exchange with the local industry offered a quiet lesson in how to move fluidly between the boundaries of authorship and collaboration.
It’s no coincidence that a film about blind spots found them — they embraced those spaces of uncertainty, and in doing so, perhaps uncovered something new.