Mother Vera + The Broken Goddess + Q&A

From the thick snow of the Belarusian forest to the heat of the reeds in the French Camargue, Mother Vera is the story of a young Orthodox nun; her turbulent past, and fragile future. 

After 20 years as a monastic, Vera faces deep inner conflict; now, she must confront her past and trust her instincts to find the liberation she desires.

The myth of MARÍA LIONZA, the goddess of Venezuela, merges with the experience of a migrant filmmaker who yearns for her lost goddess. 

Over two decades of filming, the film unveils the different facets of the fracture of the iconic goddess statue amidst a Caracas marked by acute political and social division. 

Different times come together to explore a rupture that is not just that of a statue. It is the story of Venezuela and of every Venezuelan who feels torn by a war that never belonged to them. It is also the wound of those living in the NOWHERE of a migrant life.