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Siempre andamos caminando and Reencuentros: 2501 migrants in the context of the Forum Indigenous Women Filmmakers

As part of the forum “Mexican Indigenous Women Filmmakers: identity and new narratives,” the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) screened Siempre andamos caminando, by Dinazar Urbina, and Reencuentros: 2501 migrantes, by Yolanda Cruz, in the presence of Marina Stavenhagen, Forum coordinator. These two films were presented in previous editions of the Festival.

Siempre andamos caminando was made with the support of a training and directing grant given by Ambulante Más Allá to young indigenous women of Oaxaca. It tells how a Chatin community that suffers from violence and discrimination migrates to the coast of Oaxaca. “This work premiered two years ago at the FICM. It gives me great joy to see it back home,” expressed the director.

Released at the 15th edition of the FICM, Reencuentros: 2501 migrantes addresses the migration to the United States. “This film is important to me because I portray an artist that I admired a lot. To talk about migration through art is important, but there are so many angles of how to talk about these theme that, as artists, we care a lot about sharing these feelings,” said Yolanda Cruz.

The forum “Mexican Indigenous Women Filmmakers: identity and new narratives” seeks to explore issues and concerns that arise from these native communities that make up our country.