Women Make Waves International Film Festival

Program

Before You Go : A Daughter's Diary

Nicole Betancourt 1995 America documentary color 54min English
女兒獲悉父親得到愛滋病後,唯恐父親在世的日子不多,急欲了解父親,因而拍攝此片,記錄下父親做作為男同志卻結婚生子的心路歷程。從女兒的觀點記錄的壯年殞落,並進而關注愛滋病課題,影片中的孺慕之情依依,令人動容。

Director

Nicole Betancourt

Nicole Betancourt is a versatile bilingual actress and VO artist who has developed characters for film, theater and web series. Born in Mexico City and raised in Puerto Rico. At 25 she started training with acclaimed coach Susan Batson In New York City who encouraged her to continue pursuing an acting career after being trained as a graphic designer at Pratt Institute. Through her work in theater she won an award for Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role at FuerzaFest (2019) while continuing to pursue film and TV with credits that include the film She Said (2022) and TV credits Orange Is the New Black (2018) and StartUp (2017).