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).