Ex-Voto for Three Souls
A portrait of three Mexicans, all of whom have a different reason to pray for a miracle.
More infoA visual essay on the life of the Zapotecan community, who have a very close relationship to the earth, in the village of San Francisco Canojos in the Sierra Juárez, southern Mexico. Children are taught not to stomp on the ground, spit or otherwise insult the earth, because the earth (or Yuban) is alive. The voice-over speaks in greater detail about the community's ancient customs, traditions and sayings, which are often characterized by an awareness of everything the earth gives to humans. Images of the impressive environment pass by as in a dream - the mountains bathed in sunlight or shrouded in thick mist - and we also observe life in the village as the inhabitants prepare for their annual carnival celebrations.
Credits
Director
Yaasib Alvaro Vazquez Colmenares
Production
Percival Arguero for Centro de Capacitacion Cinematografica (C.C.C.)
Executive producer
Henner Hofmann for Centro de Capacitacion Cinematografica (C.C.C.)
Co-production
Mamipaga Films
Cinematography
Yaasib Alvaro Vazquez Colmenares
