

2016 WILMA’s Women to Watch Awards
Tanya Fermin’s inspiration for her first short film came from close to home. The Arrangements, which Fermin released this year, centers on family and what happens when it’s time to say good-bye to a loved one. The film is based on a conversation Fermin had with her mother and aunt as they were making her ailing grandmother’s final arrangements. “My film is based on a true story wherein hospice was called in for the care of my grandmother,” Fermin says. “When the hospice nurse