The Prisoners of Korsakoff

2016 | Color | 29:30

Doña Pita lives near the coast of Sinaloa. The place is calm and idilic, but she keeps a secret that hasn't let her leave town since more than twenty years.

Direction: Villaseñor Amador; Indra
Script: Villaseñor Amador; Indra
Production: López; Zonia, Pérez; Guillermo, Villaseñor Amador; Indra, Villaseñor; Humberto
Photography: L. Munive; Juan, Romero; Ariana
Sound: González; Viviana, Rangel; Fernando
Music: Rodríguez; Juanjo
Participation year at FICM: 2016

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