The Drought

2012 | Color | 22 min

This is the story of Domingo, a Mexican indigenous farmer who is grief-stricken at the passing of his wife and the loneliness and poverty that have since overshadowed him. The film depicts Domingo´s mental state as he makes a desperate attempt to end the feeling of anxiety that is destroying his life.

Country: México
Direction: Rivera Kohn; Diego
Script: Rivera Kohn; Diego
Production: Schmucler; Abril
Photography: Bermudez; Glauco
Sound: O'reilly; Federico
Music: Odgers; Alejandra
Cast:Facen Anderegg; Rose Marie, Marcelo Rojas; Juana, Herrera; Don Juan
Art direction: Besora Sala; Xènia
Participation year at FICM: 2012

Director Movies

Ex-voto for Three Souls

The lives of a boxer, a fisherman and an ailing old woman are intertwined. Each prays to God to deliver him or her a specific miracle. Meanwhile, they struggle to survive. Ex-voto For Three Souls is a film about the unbelievable human capacity to resist, adapt and create.

Mekanizem

A combination of rigid and mobile elements transmitting force and energy to create life.

Voices of la Guerrero

Voices of La Guerrero The results of a photography and video workshop imparted to street children in one of Mexico City´s most dangerous neighbourhoods