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2010 | Color | 52 min

These are stories of encounters and separations at a border wall that divides families, friends and lovers, keeping them from touching and kissing each other. In some cases, the wall does not obstruct human contact, while in others it is a metaphor of division in human relationships.


Country: México
Direction: Pablos; David
Production: Novelo; Verónica
Photography: Viveros; Hatuey
Sound: Lira; Rodrigo
Music: Ayhllón; Carlo
Participation year at FICM: 2010

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El baile de los 41

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The Chosen Ones

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