THE DARK KNOT AT THE CENTER
directed by Inês Pedrosa e Melo
documentary | dcp | 18’ | 2026

synopsis
Drawing from an archive of letters written in the 1960s, the film reimagines women's clandestine journeys from across the United States to Mexican border towns to access underground abortion care.



   

festivals
Tribeca Festival (US)
DC/DOX (US)

voices dina elshinnawi, kayen manóvil, sarah peck, inês pedrosa e melo director inês pedrosa e melo producers andré guiomar, luís costa, carlos carneiro cinematography marta simões editing inês pedrosa e melo, miguel da santa music joão pedro silva sound maurício d’orey grading tiago carvalho production olhar de ulisses (pt), vacationland (us) support ccd/ea-ucp financial support instituto do cinema e do audiovisual international sales agência