2017 | Color | 48:00 Artemio was born in the US. Now he lives in a small town in Guerrero with his mother and his new family. While his roots are in Mexico, he struggles to feel that he belongs there. Together, this family will show us a reality in which their distance from what they left behind will be felt in every phone call. Direction: López; Sandra Luz Script: Luz López; Sandra Production: Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica A.C. Photography: Santamaría; Bruno Sound: Puente; Isis Music: Participación musical de Mixanteña de Santa Cecilia Cast:García Zárate; Marilyn, García Colón; Luis, Zárate; Cocco, Gómez Zárate; Artemio Participation year at FICM: 2017
2017 | Color | 48:00 Artemio was born in the US. Now he lives in a small town in Guerrero with his mother and his new family. While his roots are in Mexico, he struggles to feel that he belongs there. Together, this family will show us a reality in which their distance from what they left behind will be felt in every phone call. Direction: López; Sandra Luz Script: Luz López; Sandra Production: Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica A.C. Photography: Santamaría; Bruno Sound: Puente; Isis Music: Participación musical de Mixanteña de Santa Cecilia Cast:García Zárate; Marilyn, García Colón; Luis, Zárate; Cocco, Gómez Zárate; Artemio Participation year at FICM: 2017
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