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3 días, 3 años
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

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