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2020 | Color | 38:00

Lazaro and Estebania live in the Sierra Mixteca of Oaxaca in Mexico. Everyday in rainy season they go to pick up lots of edible mushrooms to cook them, sell them or exchange them. In that mexican region, life has been the same for more than 50 years.


Direction: Sánchez García ; Oscar Arturo
Script: Sánchez García; Oscar Arturo
Production: Jiménez; Juan F., Sánchez García; Oscar Arturo
Photography: Sánchez García; Oscar Arturo
Sound: Sánchez García; Oscar Arturo, Jiménez; Juan F.
Music: Sánchez García; Oscar Arturo, Galar; Alexei
Cast:Sandoval; Lázaro, Alavés; Estebania
Art direction: Sánchez García; Oscar Arturo
Participation year at FICM: 2021

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