Peasant Poets

1980 | Color | 47:07

Nicolás Echevarría follows a local circus group—made up of a poet and two little acrobats—during the festivities of San Felipe Otlaltepec, a village in the state of Puebla. Its inhabitants are so devoted to their local celebrations that they become unwitting participants in the show.

Direction: Echevarría; Nicolás
Script: Echevarría; Nicolás
Photography: Echevarría; Nicolás
Music: Suppé; Franz Von, Rossini; Gioachino
Participation year at FICM: 2022

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