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2005 | Color | 30 min

Binational Dreams The experiences of Mexico´s indigenous emigrants through the story of the Mixtecos, who have been migrating to California for the last 30 years, and the Chatinos, who have moved to North Carolina during the last decade.


Country: México, Estados Unidos
Direction: Cruz; Yolanda
Script: Cruz; Yolanda
Production: R. Cruz; Liaa
Photography: Henry; Jerry, Phinne; Jesse
Music: Serbulo; Juan Carlos
Participation year at FICM: 2005

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La raya

La raya

When a refrigerator magically appears out of nowhere in the small, forgotten village of La Raya, Sotera seizes it as a business opportunity and attempts to sell it with her friend Erick. However, the fridge is more than it seems, and soon starts revealing mysterious apparitions to the townsfolk. Meanwhile, Sotera’s dream of joining her mother in the US faces a reality check, and she must decide whether she is ready to leave La Raya, after all.

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Hope, Soledad

Two women at an emotional crossroads meet by chance on a pilgrimage to Juquila, Oax. Hope, a college student, tries to find a sense of self in her mother’s land after being displaced from her home in the U.S. Soledad struggles to free herself from the ghost of her deceased lover and end her relationship with a husband who lives in the U.S. Together, the two women walk in communion with local pilgrims as they seek to ease their personal suffering.

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Silveria's Lessons

This is the story of a Zapotec girl who pays a price for her mischief. Filmed on Zapotec land, this short film takes the audience into the lives of a traditional native community and shows how some childhood antics are universal. 

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