Digital Cahier

Sep 5, 20212 min

The Chosen Path: Eric Iglesias's debut feature looks at the choice between the clinic and the church

The logline for the film:

"A conservative girl will have to make choices about her faith, beliefs and friendships after discovering an unwanted pregnancy that will make her question the world she lives in."

Synopsis:

"A young conservative Christian, Diana, has lived her life in a belief system that has given her comfort, security, and community, keeping her “safe and pure.” Drugged, raped, and pregnant, she faces a moral dilemma. Her rigidly judgmental cult will banish her if she has an abortion. But she is no longer “pure”; she is unmarriageable. Shamed, she has experienced a deep and irreversible challenge to her belief system. She must choose her path—the cross or the clinic. So begins her journey.

"THE CHOSEN PATH" is a tale of two cities: Salt Lake City, Diana’s home and the base of her fundamentalist community, and its evil twin, Las Vegas, where the sinners and outcasts live. She sets her beat-up Honda Civic’s odometer to zero, signaling a starting point, and drives south on Interstate 15 from her home toward “Sin City.” The arc of the film takes place in Diana’s mind as she relives, re-evaluates, and re-integrates the traumatic events that set her on this trip, ultimately leading her beyond the clinic towards a previously unimaginable life."


 

Some of the current festival adventures for the film:

ScreenATX (Austin, TX): Honorable Mention:
 
Nominee: Best Sound Track - Composer: Sergei Stern

Nominee: Best Cinematography - Cinematographer: Violetta D'agata
 
Nominee: Best Actress - Camila Llano
 

 
Social World Film Festival (Napoli, Italy):

Inclusion into the Youth Film Market
 

 
Southeast Regional Film Festival (Jacksonville Florida):

Best film of May
 

 
Tiete International Film Awards (Sao Paulo Brazil):
 
Nominee: Best Feature
 
Nominee: Best Sound Design
 
Nominee: Best Cinematography
 
Nominee: Best Supporting Actress (Kei'la Ryan)
 

 
Social Film Awards (Los Angeles, CA):

Awards of Achievement - Best Feature Film
 
Winner: Best Sound Track
 

 
Los Angeles Film Awards (Los Angeles, CA):
 
Winner: Best Feature
 
Winner: Best Drama
 
Winner: Best Director (Feature) - Eric Iglesias
 

 
Finalist New York Film Awards


 
Prague International Film Awards (Prague, Czech Republic):
 
Nominee: Best Picture
 
Nominee: Best Humanitarian Film
 
Winner: Best Trailer
 

 
Official Selection. Film Festival (London, UK)
 

Official Trailer:

https://vimeo.com/241370621

Teaser:

https://vimeo.com/210209935

You can also check on Spotify on this link:

https://spoti.fi/3iymYOk

Eric is an independent filmmaker from Panama City. He shuttles between Los Angeles, Europe and Panama City. He is currently busy traveling with this film to various festivals while he plans his next film.

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