2020 | Color | 98:00 After his grandmother’s death, a Mexican biologist living in New York returns to his hometown, nestled in the majestic monarch butterfly forests of Michoacán, for the first time in many years. The journey forces him to confront past traumas and reflect on his new hybrid identity, sparking a personal and spiritual metamorphosis Country: México, Estados Unidos Direction: Gambis; Alexis Script: Gambis; Alexis Production: Dayan; Abraham, Altamirano; María Photography: Mejía; Alejandro Sound: Saldaña; Andrés Music: MarYán; Cristóbal Cast:López; Juan Ramón, Avellan; Electra, Flores; Ángel Adrián, Rasmussen; Alexia, Rodríguez; Lazaro Gabino, Salmeron; Pablo, Rivera; Fernanda, Huerta; Tenoch, Gaitán; Paulina, Guadalupe; Ignacio, Aragón; Angélica, Hernández; Noé, Isaacs; Kaarlo, Ugarte; Juan Art direction: Guzmán; Sofía Participation year at FICM: 2020
2020 | Color | 98:00 After his grandmother’s death, a Mexican biologist living in New York returns to his hometown, nestled in the majestic monarch butterfly forests of Michoacán, for the first time in many years. The journey forces him to confront past traumas and reflect on his new hybrid identity, sparking a personal and spiritual metamorphosis Country: México, Estados Unidos Direction: Gambis; Alexis Script: Gambis; Alexis Production: Dayan; Abraham, Altamirano; María Photography: Mejía; Alejandro Sound: Saldaña; Andrés Music: MarYán; Cristóbal Cast:López; Juan Ramón, Avellan; Electra, Flores; Ángel Adrián, Rasmussen; Alexia, Rodríguez; Lazaro Gabino, Salmeron; Pablo, Rivera; Fernanda, Huerta; Tenoch, Gaitán; Paulina, Guadalupe; Ignacio, Aragón; Angélica, Hernández; Noé, Isaacs; Kaarlo, Ugarte; Juan Art direction: Guzmán; Sofía Participation year at FICM: 2020
Los mimos monarcas After her partner’s death, the last surviving monarch butterfly has a message for all of humanity. See More
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