Jianna Maarten Saada
Writer | Director | Producer
Written & Directed by Jianna Maarten Saada
Produced by Dasha Suvorova
Cinematography by Marcin Banasiak
Edited by Aashish D’Mello
Production Design by Emma Sparer
Original Score Bartek Gliniak
Story Editor - Rita Toledo
Sound by Jonathan Iglecias and Graham Barclay
Costumes by Jenna Smolina
Starring: David Gurrola, Fenessa Piñeda, Vanessa Benavente, Sophia Santi, Karen Sours Albisua, Dylan Bruno, Aithan Torres, Brian Gomez, Victor Boneva, Hugo Medina, and introducing Gia Grimm.
PRESS
Interview with The Simple Cinephile Ioanna Micha
Review by Ioanna Micha The Simple Cinephile
Sin Cielo: A Mind Blowing Short Film by Ready Steady Cut
Anchorage Press: Jianna Maarten Saada brings human trafficking to light and makes a run for the Oscar with Sin Cielo
Interview with DigiPop Play It Forward: Love Against All Odds
Could a Female Director win an Academy Award in 2020?
Indie Activity Review
Editor Aashish D’Mello educates audiences in his award winning drama Sin Cielo
Winner Grand Jury Prize Bruce Corwin Award Santa Barbara International Film Festival
The Independent
IndieWire
The Wrap
TOP TEN at AFI Fest Review by Gary M Kramer
Interview With Film and TV Now
The Disruptors by Brian Patrick
Review By Battle Royale with Cheese
Cinema Reporters - Recommends
Rent on Vimeo
Official Selection in over 91 film festivals across the world. Voted top Ten at AFI Fest 2020
Winner: Grand Jury Prize - Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival, LA Film Festival, Ivy Film Festival
Winner: Audience Awards - Ivy Film Festival, Champs-Élysées Film Festival,
Winner - Founders Award - North Carolina Film Awards, Jury Prize - Anchorage International, Young Jury Prize at Palm Springs Shorts Fest, Best Actor at Pennsylvania Indie Shorts Film Festival, Best Short at Spokane International Film Festival, Best Student Short at Loudoun Arts Film Festival, Best Editing at Overcome Film Festival, Best Short at Queen Palm International Film Festival, Best of Fest at Ivy Film Festival (swept the awards category), Best Editing at Calcutta Cult International Film Festival, Best Cinematography at the South American Awards. Best Acting and Camera award for Festival du film court Lycée Saint-Marie.
Nominated: Filmmaker to watch at the Atlanta Film Festival, Best Screenplay at Pennsylvania Indie Short Film Festival,
