2022 | Color | 30:15 Elena, a Tsotsil woman from San Andrés Larraínzar, Chiapas, is challenged by the uses and customs of her people when an almost entirely male community assembly appoints her as a municipal trustee. As an authority, she introduces us to the complexity of the system of sociopolitical organization in San Andrés. During her term of office, the traditional practice of masculinity begins to be questioned. Country: México Direction: Gómez Sántiz; Florencia Script: Gómez Sántiz; Florencia Production: Contreras; Daniela, Défossé; Nicolás Photography: Domínguez González; Juan Carlos, López Gómez; Ángel, Sero; Xun Sound: Martínez Ruiz; Bryan Jaredt, Kak; Saul, Pérez; Juan Javier, De Torcy; Martin Participation year at FICM: 2022
2022 | Color | 30:15 Elena, a Tsotsil woman from San Andrés Larraínzar, Chiapas, is challenged by the uses and customs of her people when an almost entirely male community assembly appoints her as a municipal trustee. As an authority, she introduces us to the complexity of the system of sociopolitical organization in San Andrés. During her term of office, the traditional practice of masculinity begins to be questioned. Country: México Direction: Gómez Sántiz; Florencia Script: Gómez Sántiz; Florencia Production: Contreras; Daniela, Défossé; Nicolás Photography: Domínguez González; Juan Carlos, López Gómez; Ángel, Sero; Xun Sound: Martínez Ruiz; Bryan Jaredt, Kak; Saul, Pérez; Juan Javier, De Torcy; Martin Participation year at FICM: 2022
Mexico will no longer exist! A frenetic view runs over a convulsed Mexico City, a colossal metropolis sustained by the myth of "mestizaje" and other colonial forms of violence. Past and present weave a flurry of images; fragmented memories of this land. Ancient deities are incarnated, while dreams overlap among intimacy, complicity and the tumult. This is an erratic film that invites us to reimagine the complex relationship we have with the constructed “mexicanidad.” See More
Ziuta travesías Ziuta, a Polish Jewish survivor of World War II, was an extraordinary woman who sparked special devotion for her political commitment and her support for clandestine struggle. As a teenager, Ziuta weathered exile with fortitude and determination, saving her mother and other relatives from perishing in their flight. Despite the horrors and scarcity she endured, she upheld a grateful outlook on life. See More
Zinzindurrunkarratz Oskar Alegría embarks on a journey to recover the past. With a Super-8 camera that once belonged to his father and has remained untouched for 41 years, he plans to retrace the path of the shepherd: the journey of transhumance that his grandfather undertook in his youth, following now-forgotten coordinates. The result is a film that delights in the search —as well as the many detours along the way. See More
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