The short film tells the story of a woman facing an unexpected pregnancy, grappling with emotions such as doubt, worry, hope, and joy, until she decides to carry the pregnancy to term.
The film was created with the aim of raising awareness and highlighting the existence of centers that provide assistance and support to pregnant women, such as the Center for the Promotion of Human Dignity (Ceprodih) and the Women’s Assistance Center (CAM). Milagros has been volunteering at the latter center for the past two years, which inspired her to address this topic in her short film:
Not much is known about these organizations, and it often happens that a woman in a vulnerable situation finds out she is pregnant and, even though she wants to have her child, feels she has no other choice due to fear, financial concerns, or because she is alone. In that situation, she may end up believing that the only solution available to her—even though she wants to continue with the pregnancy—is to terminate it.
The creative process behind animation
The short film’s visual style was characterized by its minimalist and abstract design; the geometric shapes that appeared in the animation represented complex life issues, allowing each viewer to interpret them in different ways, yet conveying their meaning without the need for explanation:
There’s a moment in the short film where she starts dropping some shapes—like a circle, a square, a cube—and tries to catch them, but they keep falling. The idea was that they could represent many things: family, work, life in general… that juggling act of trying to keep everything together, and yet sometimes things still fall through the cracks.
Visually, the project features a 2D drawing and animation style, combined with motion graphics. The characters are characterized by long arms and small heads, which reinforces their visual identity.
The main character, like others who appear briefly, has neither a face nor a name. This choice aims to highlight the issue of unwanted pregnancies as a universal reality that affects people in different contexts around the world.
As for the color palette, we opted for a limited selection of blues, purples, and whites, complemented by solid colors such as orange. The backgrounds were created using gradients.
Toward the end of the short film, the visual style moves away from the initial abstract world and evolves in its use of color. While the opening scenes are dominated by muted, desaturated tones—and the middle section maintains a more uniform palette within the abstract universe—the closing scenes incorporate more intense colors, evoking life, warmth, and natural elements.
This change enhances the feeling of greater brightness and symbolizes the emergence of joy.
The role of music
Every detail of the short film was carefully crafted to enhance the overall effect, including the music, composed by Juan Francisco Medina, a graduate of the Sound Design programat the School of Communication; its importance is particularly highlighted given that there is no dialogue between the characters.
If you really listen to the music, you'll notice that each section captures those emotional ups and downs that mirror the shifts in mood throughout the short film.