Atempa –Dreams by the River–

Atempa –sueños a orillas del río–

2013 | Mexico | Color | 86 min.

Being a child muxe, or Zapotec homosexual, Tino assumes the role of a woman to reach his teens, to resolve his economic situation and his past, despite social deprivation. Tino wants to achieve his dream of becoming a “quinceañera” and Queen Muxe. This is an intimate journey into a magical town of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, lost in the wild heel of Mexico, where femininity, strong women and men dressed as women prevail.

Direction: Caballero Trujillo, Edson

Script: Caballero Trujillo, Edson

Country: Mexico

Production: Caballero Trujillo, Edson | Dickie, John

Production Company: Infratierra Producciones

Photography: Caballero Trujillo, Edson

Edition: Caballero Trujillo, Edson | Urrutia, Luis

Sound: Caballero Trujillo, Edson | Juárez, Omar

Music: Jiménez Osorio, Abel | Morales Jiménez, Atilano

FICM Awards:
Klic Award | Sección de Documental Mexicano

Year of participation at FICM:
2013

Films by the same director presented at FICM:

Mixteco Now (2013)

Morelia Film Fest

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