NIÑAS ESCARLATAS

(SCARLET GIRLS)

DIRECTOR

Paula Cury Melo

SHOWTIME

October 3 @ 2PM

TYPE

Documentary

THEATRE

Emerson Paramount Center

RUNNING TIME

70 minutes

LANGUAGES

Spanish with English Subtitles

COUNTRY

Dominican Republic

RELEASE DATE

2026

Through personal stories and vivid imagery, Scarlet Girls depicts women facing abortion stigma, forced motherhood, and hard decisions in a system denying their bodily autonomy.

Q&A with director

Festivals:

SXSW Film Festival (Nominee, Audience Award)
Guadalajara International Film Festival (Winner, Best Documentary, Best Documentary Director, Best Ibero-American Documentary Feature)
Hot Docs Film Festival (Nominee, Top Audience Pick)
CPH:DOX (Nominee, Human Rights Award)

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