Silent Beauty

Thu 07 July / Pálás 1 / 16:00

2022 / Malta, Mexico & United States / 87 min / Documentary

Silent Beauty is a personal documentary that follows director Jasmin López as she works to heal from child sexual abuse she endured at the hands of her grandfather, Gilberto, almost 30 years ago.

“A work of solidarity with survivors and a site of understanding, guidance and healing for all viewers.” — WF

In the process of sharing her own trauma with her large family, Jasmin learns that generations of children in her family were victims of the same abuse. Told from the director’s perspective, Silent Beauty is a film about confronting and accepting difficult truths while finding beauty in the process.

International Premiere

Followed by Q+A with director Jasmín Mara López.

Director: Jasmín Mara López
Producer: Jasmín Mara López

Principal funder