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| Director: | Marta Nieto | ||
| Cinematography: | Julián Elizalde | ||
| Distributor: | Elastica |
Becoming Ana (es|'''La mitad de Ana'''|links=no|translation=Half of Ana) is a 2024 drama film directed by Marta Nieto (in her directorial debut film), who also stars alongside Noa Álvarez and Nahuel Pérez Biscayart.
The plot follows the plight of museum guard Ana, who needs to learn to grapple with her 8-year-old child Son's exploration of self-identity and trans youth.
Nieto first began to develop the project for her feature film debut in 2019 within the Spanish Film Academy's 'Residencias Academia de Cine' program.[1] As a part of the process, she wrote and directed the short film Son, which screened at the Seminci and LesGaiCineMad. She then joined forces with Beatriz Herzog to write a "bigger, more complex" film. The film is an Elastica and Avalon co-production with Mr Fields and Friends Cinema and Studiocanal,[2] with the participation of RTVE, Movistar Plus+, and À Punt and the backing from Ayuntamiento de Madrid, the Madrid regional administration, ICAA and . served as director of photography.[3] Shooting locations included Madrid.[4]
The film had its world premiere at the 69th Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) on 21 October 2024, in competition for the Golden Spike.[5] [6] Distributed by Elastica Films,[7] it was scheduled to be released theatrically in Spain on 13 December 2024.[8] The release date was later set for 10 January 2025.[9]