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The Female Side Effect (2023)

Alex García Mallarini
USA | 11’
Madman Creative Lab
Fiction



Mallorca International Film Festival (Spain, 2023)
Barcelona Indie Filmmakers Festival (Spain, 2023)
Japan International Film Festival Best Short Film February (Japan, 2024)
Athens International Art Film Festival Best Director January (Greece, 2024)


After the death of a patient, Crimera Pharmaceuticals tasks Dr. Elena Pizano, a clinical trial analyst, with finding out what happened. She must do this with the help of an efficient and reliable AI entity: KODA. During her investigation, she discovers data gaps in one of the drugs under study, revealing a darker truth in the world of medicine. As the organization attempts to hide the information, she must decide how to handle the secrets she has just uncovered.



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