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2005 | Color | 20 min

Birdkillers Mixing fiction with documentary footage, Matapájaros deals with the experiences of illegal Mexican workers.


Country: México, Estados Unidos
Direction: Terrazas; Kyzza
Script: Terrazas; Kyzza
Production: Campos; Brenda, Becker; Nanobah, Terrazas; Kyzza
Photography: Polgovsky; Eugenio
Sound: Manzutto; Cristian
Music: Sosa; Rogelio
Cast:Pavia; Felipe, Trujillo; Teresa, Zúñiga; Ruth, Yazpik; José María
Art direction: Aldrete; Anajosé
Participation year at FICM: 2005

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