WITH THIS LIGHT

The film follows two young women in Sister’s programs as they try to navigate the uncertainty and dangers of modern Honduras.

Rosa (18) has spent almost her entire life under Sister Maria Rosa’s protection, living inside the sheltered environment of Sister’s urban orphanage. As Rosa prepares for her senior exam and the potential to go to college, she must confront both her fears of the future and the ghosts of her violent childhood to create a life of her own.
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Living in one of the city’s most dangerous neighborhoods, Maria (14) risks her life to get a high school education and break free from the cycle of poverty and violence that traps the women in her family. She finds protection with Alfredo (18) and his family, struggling to balance her role of “wife” with her studies.
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With This Light poetically interweaves their stories with the almost miraculous story of Sister herself, a woman whose Catholic faith has sustained her through dictatorships, military coups, narco-states and natural disasters, all the while dedicating herself to society’s most vulnerable.