Unknown Family

2012 | Color | 9:39 min

This is a film-essay based on the home movies of an unknown family found in a flea market in Mexico City. It is a link between home movies and the dramatic reconstruction of a story.

Country: México
Direction: Reyes Retana; Ezequiel
Script: Reyes Retana; Ezequiel
Production: Reyes Retana; Ezequiel
Photography: Reyes Retana; Ezequiel
Sound: Reyes Retana; Ezequiel
Music: Van Beethoven; Ludwig, Música tradicional rusa;
Participation year at FICM: 2013

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