The first project, “Sy,” follows the titular character – whose name means “mother” in the Guarani language – after she receives the news that she’ll give birth to a savior who will also be the son of her god. “In this project I would like to work on a woman’s dichotomy between motherhood and faith,” said Encina.
Also set in the diaspora, the third film is made up of characters who are displaced by a flood and forced to make a new life among people they barely know. Encina described the untitled project as a “choral film.” “Eami,” which is sold internationally by MPM Premium, is lead produced by Paraguay’s Silencio Cine, backed by prestige upscale network Arte France and co-produced by Danny Glover and Joslyn Barnes’ Louverture Films, as well as Sagax in the U.S.