Anaïs Taracena

Anais Taracena, is a documentary film director and producer with a Master's degree in Political Science. She has made short films that have been screened in international festivals.
In Guatemala, she works as a filmmaker with organizations that defend Human Rights and as a cultural manager. In 2019, she participated in the Berlinale Talents and IDFA's Academy School as an emerging filmmaker.
"The Silence of the Mole", her first feature film premiered at Hot Docs 2021 and won the Tim Hetherington Award at Sheffield Doc/Fest 2021, as well as the Best Documentary Award at Malaga Film Festival 2022.

FILMOGRAPHY

-“El silencio del topo" (91min), 2021
-“Los médicos de la Montaña” (26min) , Guatemala 2019
- “Entre voces” (8min), Guatemala, 2018
-“20 años después” (50min), co-direction with Rafael González, 2017

FILMS SHOWN

CSE 2022

The silence of the Mole Anaïs Taracena Throughout the 1970s, journalist Elías Barahona infiltrated the heart of Guatemala's most repressive military government. In seeking to uncover the story of this unique and secret individual, "El Silencio del Topo" opens cracks in the walls of silence.