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2016 | Color | 40:12

Coming back to the place where her mother was born, the director shows through a contemplative gaze, close and loving, her vision of the everyday life of her family and the town of Buenavista, their duties and joys, their celebrations and traditions. All framed by the hazy beauty of the oaxacan mountains.


Direction: Ortega García; Alicia
Script: Ortega García; Alicia
Production: Arechavala; Mauricio, Ortega Esquivel; Rafael, García; Camelia, Ortega García; Rafael
Photography: Arechavala Olivo de Alba; Mauricio
Sound: Muñoz Velasco; David
Music: Téllez Girón; Rodolfo
Participation year at FICM: 2016

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