"Mom is Here"
Feature-length documentary film / Directed, produced and edited by Adriana Loeff and Claudia Abend
Four female artists navigate their personal experiences of motherhood—birth, adoption, and survival—while working on a theater production together, forging an invisible bond of love, friendship, and support.
Premiering in 2025
"La Flor de la Vida"
Feature-length documentary film / Directed, produced and edited by Adriana Loeff and Claudia Abend (2018)
After five decades of marriage, Aldo and Gabriella are facing a crisis. What happened to the couple that fell in love in their twenties? What is keeping them together now that they are blowing out their eightieth candles? Is it time to say good-bye?
Sundance Institute grantee, Audience Award - Biznaga de Plata at Malaga Film Festival (Spain), Special Jury Prize at It's All True (Brazil), best national documentary and best film editing (Uruguay's Film Critics Association), world premiere at IDFA, US premiere at True/False Film Fest.
"La Flor de la Vida - La serie"
Mini series, 3 episodes / Directed and produced by Adriana Loeff and Claudia Abend, edited by Adriana Loeff, Claudia Abend and Virginia Plottier (2020)
Stories of eighty-somethings undertaking new beginnings, questioning our prejudices about aging, dreams and love.
Winner of the Covid-19 Challenge by the National Research and Innovation Agency, available al VOD VeraTV.
"Hit"
Feature-length documentary film / Directed and produced by Adriana Loeff and Claudia Abend (2008)
Can a song change history? Can it survive in people's minds even when it has been forbidden? What makes a song become a hit? Praised by critics for its humor and sensitivity, this documentary explores the stories of the music and the life of a country through some of its most unforgettable songs.
Part of the official selection at BAFICI in 2009, Hit topped the national box office in Uruguay the year of its release and received several awards from the Uruguayan Film Critics Association.
"A film with a freshness and instinct that has to be acknowledged." – El País
"Instead of telling all the stories from beginning to end, Hit chose to tell them well —with both an ear and a heart." – La Diaria
"A film that not only moves but also elicits more than a few knowing smiles and plenty of laughter." – La República
"This Uruguayan Hit secures its place in the video library and in the history of Uruguay’s popular music —Bravo!" – Rolling Stone (Argentina)