Spanish Film "Ramona Pringle"- A preadolescent girl embarks on a journey that splits her into two.
Channel: Asterionika
Date: 2021-03-29

The story of Ramona Pringle is a reformulation of the tale of Goldilocks, told from a more current yet whimsical perspective. It centers around the inner journey that takes a girl from childhood into puberty, or more accurately; into the emerging of womanhood.

Ramona’s story revolves around her frequent search for mermaids. She believes these magical beings to be both beautiful and very real, just as they are in her favorite fairytale. Her search is entirely innocent to the understanding that the Disney’s fiction of The Little Mermaid actually symbolizes the initiation of females into the world; and specifically into the world of men, while parents are absent.

And because of her naive perspective, she is vulnerable when she finds herself in an altered state and suddenly hears the siren call of mermaids - not from the woods outside but from the Selfiegram app on her phone. She follows the call and is forever changed by it.

Ramona is basically experiencing a deep, enticing pull to explore that which has thus far been closed off to her: the metaphoric world of mermaids. 

If Ramona is to become everything she aspires to be she must explore all that is currently locked away or hidden from her––the answers to life’s questions. Just as every other human being feels called to do throughout life. Aren’t we in a continuous expansion of who we are? If we are to discover the best place to live from, isn’t it necessary to open new doors and unlock new avenues? 

And for us, as for Ramona (and Goldielocks), there is no definite resolution to this quest. It is an indefinite process that propels us forward. As we each seek to find our place in the world, life continues to flow with us in it. All the while, in accordance with this flow, we make the person we are becoming adjust as we go: bending and reshaping ourselves to fit with the ever-changing paradigms of life.

Directed by Magda Baez

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