06 · 10 · 10 FICM selection competes in Brussels Share with twitter Share with facebook Share with mail Copy to clipboard Administrador Rehjé tells the story of Antonia, a Mazahua indigenous woman who decides to return to her hometown in the State of Mexico after living in Mexico City for 40 years, But once she is there she discovers, among other things, that the scarcity of water is threatening the life of the community. Los que se quedan captures through everyday scenes an intimate portrait of those who migrate to the United States, a country that for some represents opportunity while for others -- those families that stay behind on this side of the Rio Grande -- silence, nostalgia, and memory. The film depicts the lives of those who leave, those who remain, and those who return.La pequeña semilla en el asfalto traces the story of four indigenous people -- Dolores, Pascuala, Ronyk and Flavio -- who emigrate to San Cristóbal de las Casa to study. Their dream involves a constant struggle to earn a place in their new community in order to have a dignified and just life. The Millenium International Documentary Film Festival supports the United Nations development goals that the governments of the world have pledged to achieve by 2015. These goals deal with issues concerning extreme poverty, illiteracy, climate change and women’s rights. The Festival believes that the documentary is a powerful tool to bring about more awareness and debate about these issues and therefore generate a change.
