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2016 | Color | 15:56

Fog rolls across the green highlands of the Wixáritari in Western Mexico. Young Pedro lives here with his mother Aurelia, isolated from the rest of the world. Pedro leads the goats out to graze and explores his surroundings playfully, while Aurelia weaves fine cloth, gathers firewood and prepares food. A documentary portrait of the symbiotic relationship between a small Indigenous family and their remote homeland.


Direction: Permar; José, Robles; Omar
Script: Permar; José, Robles; Omar
Production: Ruvalcaba Rentería; Gabriela
Photography: Permar; José
Sound: Robles; Omar
Music: Romero Parra; Alberto
Cast:López; Pedro, López; Aurelia
Participation year at FICM: 2016

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