Leticia Tonos Paniagua loves science fiction. The concept of the future with technology and artificial intelligence is so exciting that she wanted to use it in her post-apocalyptic movie Aire: Just Breathe.

The film tackles the issues of AI, environmentalism, and survivalism—all in an edge-of-your-set thriller.

Aire: Just Breathe is also the Academy Award for Best International Feature entry from the Dominican Republic.

The film stars Paz Vega (Sex and Lucia, Spanglish), Sophie Gómez (Monarca, Rosario Tijeras), and Jalsen Santana (Au Revoir, Achilles Redemptions). Leticia Tonos Paniagua directed the movie from the screenplay by Tonos, Junior Rosario, and Rodolfo Baez.

Here is the official synopsis:

In a nearby future, a conservation biologist battles extinction with the help of A.I., but after the arrival of an enigmatic traveler with a hidden past, the tension in this menage a trois will be as toxic as the world they live in.

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LRM Online’s Gig Patta spoke with director Leticia Tonos about her love for science fiction, the production set, AI design and concept, colorization, and filming in the Dominican Republic.

Leticia Tonos Paniagua graduated from The London Film School in 2001 and started her career in producing television commercials and feature films. Her directorial debut came with Love Child / La Hija Natural in 2011, which won numerous awards at various film festivals. Her sophomore feature film was with Cristo Rey. Her other films also included Juanita and A State of Madness. Besides her current film Aire: Just Breathe, her previous films of A State of Madness, Cristo Rey, and Love Child were all selected to represent the Dominican Republic at the Oscars.

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Source: LRM Online Exclusive