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El canto del jaguar
2026 | Color | 6:42
Irma, a woman originally from La Chinantla, an indigenous region in the state of Oaxaca, migrates to Mexico City. As she navigates the streets of this new environment, she engages in a dialogue with herself in her native language, Chinantec. Each word prompts memories of a past life, in which Irma was a jaguar roaming the vast Chinantec region.

Country: México
Direction: Silva; Antonia Sofía
Script: Silva; Antonia Sofía
Production: Silva; Antonia Sofía, Verdalet; Pau
Photography: Pérez Martínez; Bernardo
Sound: Estrada; Victor, Nachón; Francisco, Maldonado Montelongo; Adrianna, Cobos Godínez; Daniel
Music: Moyrón Castillo; Ik’balam
Cast:Rivera González; Lidia
Art direction: Silva; Antonia Sofía, Miranda Reyes; Jimena
Participation year at FICM: 2026

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