Ahuehuete

2019 | Color | 17:15

The legend of an ancient tree that gave birth to Yosonuviko, the cloud people, reenters the collective memory through the ancient language of rain, Sa’an Savi, evoking the fragility of the human condition amid nature’s immensity. A metaphor for life over time that reminds us of the importance of coexistence with nature.

Country: México
Direction: Rojas Sánchez; Nicolás
Script: Rojas Sánchez; Nicolás
Production: Baeza; Erik, Casasola; Casandra, Rojas Sánchez; Nicolás
Photography: Casasola; Casandra, Rojas Sánchez; Nicolás
Sound: Rojas Sánchez; Nicolás, Casasola; Casandra, Lameiras; Ricardo, Capur; Arturo
Music: Cortés; Malitzin
Participation year at FICM: 2019

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