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2009 | Color | 1h

After living in Mexico City for 40 years, Antonia longs to go back to her hometown, a Mazahua village in the State of Mexico. When she finally returns, she encounters a lot of things that she didn’t expect, like the scarcity of water that threatens the life of her community.


Country: México
Direction: Huerta; Anaïs, Cuesta; Raúl
Script: Huerta; Anaïs
Production: Cuesta; Raúl, Huerta; Anaïs
Photography: Cuesta; Raúl, Hidalgo; Carlos
Sound: Fernández; Pablo
Participation year at FICM: 2009

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