Ana Cristina Barragán is a screenwriter and director. Alba, her debut film, premiered at the Rotterdam Festival in 2016, won 35 international awards on its festival tour, and was Ecuador’s contender for the Oscars. Her second feature, La Piel Pulpo, premiered at the San Sebastián Festival in 2022. Ana’s interest in expressing herself through short films has been and will continue to be a constant in her work. She is currently in pre-production on her feature film Hiedra and creating a new short film, Costra. She will also use Bird as inspiration for another feature film, Amapola.