La Morochita

Short Documentary, 2024 (in post production)

Directed, Produced, filmed and Edited by Alex Bartsch and Susy Pena

About

In the small town of Santa Ana in the Venezuelan Island of Margarita, Alicia, 70, better known locally as La Morochita, is a radio presenter who airs her program every Saturday morning. She rides her bicycle around the town and the island. She is probably best known for dancing La Burriquita, a folkloric dance in a handmade costume of a donkey. This is a short a documentary about a woman that shines happiness but deep inside she carries the pain of a murdered son.