Scorched Water

2015 | Color | 76:20

Searching for the unique axolotl, a salamander endemic to the lakes once found in the Valley of Mexico, Atl Tlachinolli is an essayistic inquiry into survival and adaptation, casting its gaze on what remains.

Country: México
Direction: Hick; Alexander
Script: Villareal; Ileana, Hick; Alexander
Production: Freising; Ferdinand, Hofmann; Henner, Bukantz; Karla
Photography: Hick; Alexander
Sound: Lozano; Anna, Palomino; Luis
Music: Villa; Juan Pablo
Cast:Altamirano Hernández; Roberto, González Sánchez; Raquel, Aries Castillo; José Luis, Benítez; Dolores, Arias Benítez; Germín, Arias Benítez; Luis Arturo, Aguilar Dionisio; Mateo, del Monte Altamirano; Juan, del Monte Zavala; Luis Fernando, Chávez Altamiran
Art direction: Hick; Alexander
Participation year at FICM: 2015

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