No Money, No Honey

Runtime: 80'

Expected release: 'May 2027

Production stage: Production

Budget: $250,000 (60% in place)

1st feature: No

Looking for: Festivals, sales agents, distributors, gap financing

Synopsis:

Revisiting old VHS tapes, Máxima, an Argentine sex worker, longs for the wild, glamorous days of cashing big in Miami, while confronting the ghosts of a childhood scarred by neglect and abuse. As she reconciles with her past, she finds strength in the urgent needs of her trans-Latinx community, fueling her drive to move forward.

Director’s Profile:

Nicole Costa is a Chilean-born, New York-based actress, filmmaker, and producer. She received the award for Best Actress at the Queer Lisbon Festival. Her documentary film « The Journey of Monalisa » (2019) premiered at DOC NYC, IDFA, DocsBarcelona, among others, and was awarded by Cinema Tropical as Best Latinx Film in the United States in 2021, among others.

Producer’s Profile:

In 2013, Daniela Camino co-founded Mimbre Films. She has produced and distributed short and feature films, including « AliEN0089 » (Sundance 2023, Best International Direction for Short, Clermont-Ferrand LABO Prize 2024), « Going Back Home: Mother VR » (IDFA DocLab 2023), and the documentary « The Journey of Monalisa » (IDFA 2019).