2022 | B/N | 97:00 A creative documentary that delves into ways of resistance to modernization in rural Mexico, portraying the great diversity of many communities of Native Peoples and Afro-descendants throughout the country. It is a tribute to the human being, his daily labor, and to those who fight to preserve their cultural identity. We explore this “Lost Atlantis” where countless possibilities of existence continue to resist in the shadow of modernization, against that kind of progress which— marching at full speed— displaces any critical consideration on the direction and values to follow. Country: Estados Unidos, México Direction: Dosantos; Helmut Script: Dosantos; Helmut Production: Dosantos; Helmut, Goutas; Pilar, Núñez Puerto; Marta, González Fernández; Gerardo Photography: Pardo; Ernesto, Boege; Martín, Dosantos; Helmut, Pesant; François, Buntaine; Peter Eliot, Muñoz; Fernando, Rodríguez García; Diego, Czubak; Kacper Sound: Ascoli; Enrico, De Torcy; Martin, Ruíz Arellano; Erick, Navarro; Aldo, Fortiana; Bernat, Baca; Ariel, Villegas; Gabriel Music: Ascoli; Enrico Participation year at FICM: 2023
2022 | B/N | 97:00 A creative documentary that delves into ways of resistance to modernization in rural Mexico, portraying the great diversity of many communities of Native Peoples and Afro-descendants throughout the country. It is a tribute to the human being, his daily labor, and to those who fight to preserve their cultural identity. We explore this “Lost Atlantis” where countless possibilities of existence continue to resist in the shadow of modernization, against that kind of progress which— marching at full speed— displaces any critical consideration on the direction and values to follow. Country: Estados Unidos, México Direction: Dosantos; Helmut Script: Dosantos; Helmut Production: Dosantos; Helmut, Goutas; Pilar, Núñez Puerto; Marta, González Fernández; Gerardo Photography: Pardo; Ernesto, Boege; Martín, Dosantos; Helmut, Pesant; François, Buntaine; Peter Eliot, Muñoz; Fernando, Rodríguez García; Diego, Czubak; Kacper Sound: Ascoli; Enrico, De Torcy; Martin, Ruíz Arellano; Erick, Navarro; Aldo, Fortiana; Bernat, Baca; Ariel, Villegas; Gabriel Music: Ascoli; Enrico Participation year at FICM: 2023
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