About the Origen of The Earth
2015 - Mexico - Animation - 1’ They say many years ago, there were only the sea, the sky and the marine animals. One day, the animals gathered and decided to go to the bottom of the ocean to grab some sand and create the Earth. Many tried, but the ocean was too deep. Then came the turn for the Caguama, the biggest turtle ever existed. After a long journey, got to the bottom and grabbed all the sand it possibly could. On its way back most of this sand was gone, except the one inside its nails. That sand was more than enough to create the Earth. That's how our Earth was created. That's how the Seris tell it. |
Nacimientos | Births
Colectivo Embera - Analicia López and François Laurent Panama- Documentary - 8’ In a landscape of colours and movement, an elder of the Panama Embera people shares the knowledge of her people surrounding birth. From reflections on life and death to vividly recounted myths of ancient times, these films give Mexico’s indigenous languages their due place amongst the great treasures of human civilization. |
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B-boy
Abraham Escobedo Salas México - 2013 - 22’ - Documentary Migue is a young b-boy (breakdancer) from Guadalajara, who combines his passion for dancing with his work, his friends, and his new role as a family man. B-boy Migue will train to win a national tournament so he can fix his house to offer a better quality of life for his family. |
About the Origin of the Butterflies and Sequins
2017 - Mexico - Animation - 1’ 68 voices 68 hearts is an animated series of Mexican indigenous stories, narrated in their native language. Created under the premise, "No one can love what they don't know,” it hopes to reveal the wealth of the 68 hearts that enrich our country. |
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Do I Have Boobs Now?
Milena Salazar and Joella Cabalu 2017 - Canada - 6’35” - Documentary In 2015, Victoria-based trans activist Courtney Demone launched the viral online campaign #DoIHaveBoobsNow, in which she posted topless photos of her transition on social media while undergoing hormone replacement therapy. One year later, Courtney revisits the global conversation she catalyzed on social media censorship policies and the sexualization of feminine bodies, and reflects on the impacts of being thrust into the critical spotlight as a visible trans activist and queer feminist. |
About how we got the Sun and the Moon
2015 - Mexico - Animation - 1’ They say a long time ago, a young man named Xutil persuaded his mother to go up the firmament because he knew he didn't belong in this world. They started walking on the roof of their house, and the more they walked the more the house grew. When they were far enough from the Earth, Xutil told her mother it was time to parted ways. She should not cry, because they’d always see each other. She would be the Moon lighting the Earth at night; he’d go further to become the Sun that warms the Earth and men. That’s how we got the Sun and the Moon. That’s how the Tseltales tell it. |
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