Motoapohua and His Wool Paintings

2026 | B/N | 8:00

In Xochimilco in 1969, Santos Motoapohua de la Torre weaves a nierika; on camera, he deciphers the deities and sacred meanings it holds. Filmed by John Lilly Jr. and edited nearly 60 years later.

Country: México
Direction: Lilly Jr.; John
Script: Lilly Jr.; John
Production: Lilly Jr.; John, Lilly; Colette, Ramey; James T., Martínez Aguirre; Edin Alain, Díaz Jaimes; Rolando
Photography: Lilly Jr.; John
Sound: Trigueros Garciadiego; Gerardo
Participation year at FICM: 2026

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