TENEBRIS VULNUS — ANAIS BLONDET

TENEBRIS VULNUS IS A MAGICAL REALIST DRAMA ABOUT A WOMAN SUFFERING FROM INCESSANT MENSTRUATION.

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Last night’s Drink and Draw at @supermoonartspace was about de-romanticizing our cycles and portraying them in all their raw, bloody glory. The poses ranged from menarche to muerte al patriarcado, and the Amazonian soundscape helped immerse us

‼️SO FREAKING STOKED to announce that we’ve been selected as a recipient of the SUNDANCE Institute Launch Grant Fund‼️ To have the support of an institution like @sundanceorg is nothing short of a dream come true. It'll allow our film to seek o

Commuting while menstruating.
C/O genia @nunahueso y su proyecto @quericomenstruo. Felices de contar contigo como futura colaboradora, Romina! #quericomenstruo #tenebrisvulnusfilm

#tfw you hike through the jungle at 4am to get your blood cleansed inside a handmade vapor capsule but the healer stands you up so you leave a note and head back to your bunker with nothing to write about 🤷&zwj;♀️. (He just forgot, we made up, it&rs

These are dark fucking times. As an immigrant story about menstruation set in the Amazon, we feel a natural responsibility towards raising awareness about these ongoing atrocities. Please donate to @earthalliance @rainforestalliance and (as donated

💦THIS MORNING’S GYNO VISIT INCLUDED: being asked 54 times about my drinking, my consumption of edibles, my abortion (3 times by a computer, a medical assistant, and the gyno), being reminded that my partner can have babies through his eighties

The red jumpsuit strikes again! #tenebrisvulnusfilm won the Film Lab award at the @festfilmfestival Pitching Forum! And what was MOST moving was the overwhelming reception the project got from festival goers. This film now has a life of its own and I

The incomparable, the notorious, the ICONIC downtown NYC drag artist/cult-movie star @joeyariasnyc will be playing herself in a featured role in @tenebrisvulnus and we couldn’t be more excited to work with her.
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Our writer/director @bonitasladen and our lead creative producer @chabucaanzaldua have been selected as @nalip_org fellows! ✨They’ll be heading to Los Angeles this July to pitch #tenebrisvulnusfilm directly to executives at the 2019 NALIP Media

Brains and guts as a product of violence?
TOTALLY COOL.
Life-giving blood with a side of uterine lining?
OFFENSIVE AND GROSS.
#tenebrisvulnusfilm? We’re gonna hit you over the head with period blood until this double-standard is fucking hist

A variety of people, places, experiences, animals, smells, sounds, works of art, books, music, and films are behind the conception of our maximalist story.
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Here’s a short list of the films that inspired the tone and visual universe of #teneb

Excited to announce that @tenebrisvulnus has been selected as a finalist at this year’s @festfilmfestival Pitching Forum!
Our director @bonitasladen will be heading to Portugal in June to present Tenebris to a jury of international film expert

Hasta muy pronto, Cocachimba! Gracias infinitas a los chukis @au_yacu y @goctalab por la inspiración y el apoyo. Gracias también a Chendo, Doña Clotilde, Doña Nilda, Don Candelario, y a Bunga, Ina, Quilla, y Tombo.&hearts;

Casting Doña Nilda, a natural actor and bodega owner from Cocachimba, to star in two key scenes of the film. She’s excited to work with us and we’re extremely lucky to have her. 💚💙#cocachimba #tenebrisvulnusfilm

Location scouting in the ancient Chachapoyas fortress, Kuélap. Fun fact: the Chachapoyas, also known as “the warriors of the mist” shacked up in this gigantic fortress in the sky from which they threw rocks at their invaders, makin

Mood for the past week: PMS-ing in Lima. (O como le dice mi pareja, “Semana Santa”)
#atrasomestrual

Soaking up my beloved Peru’s artistic blood featuring the devastatingly genius work of @kukuli.velarde @susyxerox, José Tola and @mariotestino at @museo_maclima @b_art_by_hotelb and @museomate. Last photo is me venerating my goddess, Cha

Currently in the homeland, absorbing all the inspiration, finding new ways to use our film as a platform for protest. 🇵🇪#muertealpatriarcado

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Tenebris Vulnus won a development grant from Sundance Institute!

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The most influential Latinx media platform weighs in on Tenebris Vulnus!

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Let’s talk periods and intersectional feminism.

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Hablamos con Carlos García de LaCentral.pe sobre sangre menstrual en la Amazonía alta peruana y feminismo.