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2018 | Color | 14:39

After her partner’s death, the last surviving monarch butterfly has a message for all of humanity.


Direction: Gambis; Alexis
Script: Gambis; Alexis
Production: Dayan; Abraham, Altamirano; María
Photography: Terai; Koh
Sound: Saldaña; Andrés, Nacach; Samuel
Music: MarYán; Cristóbal
Cast:Kurppa; Sampo, Muñoz; Gabriela (Chula the Clown)
Art direction: Avaliani; Ika
Participation year at FICM: 2018

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Son of Monarchs

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

 

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