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Las nubes son de música
2022 | Color | 24:00

With the sound of life coming through the clouds, the story of the Philharmonic Band of Ayutla Mixe in Oaxaca begins, a place that lives between nature and music. Brandon and his grandmother Doña Luciana, Don Fidel and Adanelly live there.

One day in December, the town remained in absolute silence.


Direction: García Meza; Enrique
Script: García Meza; Enrique, Maciel; Anna
Production: García Meza; Enrique
Photography: García Meza; Enrique
Sound: Maciel; Anna
Music: Banda Filarmónica Municipal de Ayutla Mixe, Chávez Martinez; Brandon
Art direction: Maciel; Anna
Participation year at FICM: 2022

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