Day of the Dead in the Land of the Bats

2003 | Color | 32 min

Day of the Dead in the Land of the Bats shows us the celebration of the Mexican holiday ?All Saint?s Day?, known in Mexico as the ?Day of the Dead?. This Catholic holiday is celebrated on the 1st and 2nd of November every year, but in Zinacantán, Chiapas, they have their own particular way of celebrating it.

Country: México
Direction: López; Pedro Daniel
Script: López; Pedro Daniel
Sound: López; Pedro Daniel
Music: Lorenzo” (música tradicional de Zinacantán); “San
Cast:López; Pedro Daniel, López Pérez; Manuel, López Hernández; Mariano
Art direction: López; Pedro Daniel
Participation year at FICM: 2003

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