To be a Seed

“Shadows are our companions; they grow alongside us, they change with us, we can inherit them just as our ancestors left us their names” - Nahua belief. Alma inherited her grandmother’s shadow. However, growing up she felt distant from her roots. We see Alma and her shadow grow and change, their friendship tangles and gets complicated. Until one day Alma loses her shadow.

Anhelo, from the Latin anhelare, is a visual poem that explores the limits between the three-dimensionality of the body and the two-dimensionality of drawings. Dance belongs to physical reality; it exists in a specific place and time. Animation recognizes no such boundaries, allowing us to create worlds that defy the rules of nature.