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Tonalli
2022 | Color | 08:10

“Shadows are our companions; they grow alongside us, they change with us, we can inherit them just as our ancestors left us their names” - Nahua belief. Alma inherited her grandmother’s shadow. However, growing up she felt distant from her roots. We see Alma and her shadow grow and change, their friendship tangles and gets complicated. Until one day Alma loses her shadow.


Country: México
Direction: Granillo Tostado; Julia
Script: Granillo; Julia
Sound: Foucray-Bretonnière; Nathan
Music: García Liberman; Nicolás
Participation year at FICM: 2022

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