
Reparando is a labor of love. We met during the evenings after work for a year to research and develop the story and characters. Two stories stood out and we knew these would be the core of the film. Shorty is a former gang member and drug addict who is now a pastor who runs a rehab center. Tita is a former victim of abuse who started schools in Guatemala’s most dangerous slum community. These two anchor stories are woven together with the visual metaphor of a woman (the Doll Lady) who gives new life to discarded baby doll parts from the dump, cleaning & repairing them and selling them in the market.