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2012 | Color | 9 min 30 seg

An documentary that traces the outline of a person who disappeared. Ghosts marching in recognition of their absence; a hazy memory; a glimpse assembled from scraps of orphan material and analog videos. Disappearing in Mexico is a political act.


Country: México
Direction: Varela; Bruno
Script: Varela; Bruno
Production: Rojas; Hermenegildo
Photography: Varela; Bruno
Sound: Varela; Bruno
Music: Bandas Filarmónicas Del Estado De Oaxaca; Diversas
Participation year at FICM: 2012

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