My Paradise

Directed & Produced by: Nicolas Muñoz

Stage:
- Post Production
Location:
- Argentina
Updated: April 3, 2026
Project Type:
- Short
Project Style:
- Narrative/Doc Mix,
- Personal
Theme Subject:
- Biographical / Portrait,
- Social / Cultural

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Labeled "crazy" by her neighbors, Susana has turned her home into a hospice for the unwanted. Her chaotic sanctuary holds a mirror to a hyperconnected world that has lost the time to care.

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In a Buenos Aires apartment, Susana (70) lives alongside 60 'disposable' animals. Yet, My Paradise is not an animal rescue story. It is an urgent exploration of true connection in an age of digital isolation.

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While the outside world is hyper-connected yet deeply lonely, Susana has built a fortress of radical intimacy, where time slows down simply to care for another living being. Through her visceral bond with the 'broken'.

As Susana exhausts her final resources and her health falters, the film immerses us in the stark contrast between the resilience of Avellana, a two-legged dog who defies pity—the film uses her extreme reality to challenge our own sanity:

Who is truly disconnected? The woman surrounded by chaos and life, or a society trapped in the solitude of the infinite scroll?

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Nicolas Muñoz

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Nicolas Muñoz

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Nicolás Muñoz Documentary Filmmaker & DOP | Buenos Aires, Argentina He studied photography and cinematography at ORT schools, later specializing in documentary filmmaking at INA (France), and honing his craft at UBA (Argentina) and Maine Media College (USA). At age 24, after graduating from film school, he began a 13-year career as a correspondent for Associated Press Television. Covering breaking news across Latin America and beyond, Muñoz reported from extraordinary places and captured urgent, human-centered stories. In 2014, with two young children, he made the difficult decision to leave the news world—stepping away from a stable path into one that was more uncertain, especially financially. He shifted his focus from news to longform documentary work, channeling his journalistic experience into a visual storytelling style that blends strong imagery, emotion, and narrative clarity—even in complex or sensitive environments. In 2018, he won Best Adventure Film at the Banff Film Festival in Canada. Since then, his work has continued to evolve across formats and platforms, earning recognition such as the Sony World Photography Award in 2024 and becoming a Sony Alpha Partner. Today, he collaborates with NGOs, broadcasters, and institutions to tell grounded, human-centered stories with lasting impact. His work explores the intersections of social justice, environmental crisis, and resilience. With a deeply personal approach and a collaborative mindset, Muñoz often works directly with communities to amplify their voices and build powerful narratives from the ground up.

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Noelia Couto (SAE / EDA) – Consulting Editor An accomplished film editor and post-production coordinator with a strong foothold in Argentine cinema. An active member of SAE and EDA, her recent credits include the feature La Ruptura (2024) and the award-winning short El Vendaval. Her background as a festival juror brings a critical, structural eye to My Paradise, essential for refining the film’s final narrative arc.

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My Paradise

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