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2020 | Color | 40:34

Kuxlejal (Life) spotlights the high suicide rate among indigenous youth and explores the feelings and conflicts behind the thought that “life is worthless.” It shows young people struggling to find their identity, speak their own language, and start to accept themselves. In seeking to open a dialogue and build a bridge of empathy between generations and cultures, its primary goal is to save lives.


Country: México
Direction: Franke; Elke
Production: Gómez Pérez; Humberto
Photography: Méndez Rodríguez; Juan Antonio (Xun Sero)
Sound: Molina Ramos; Cristian Valentín
Music: Molina Ramos; Cristian Valentín, S-Hip-Hop Lumaltik
Participation year at FICM: 2020

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