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Tuyuku


Mexico
Nicolás Rojas Sánchez






Synopsis

A millennial tree that once birthed Yosonuviko, the village of the clouds, comes back into collective memory to the locals through the ancient language of rain, Sa'an Savi, to remind them of their feeble human condition among nature's immensity.



Director's Statement

Las palabras de mi madre en su lecho de muerte desataron esta búsqueda que culminó en una metáfora comunal sobre la vida, la muerte y nuestra huella en este mundo.





Credits

director NICOLÁS ROJAS SÁNCHEZ producers ERIK BAEZA, CASANDRA CASASOLA, NICOLÁS ROJAS production company PULQUE FILMS, SINFOKO FILMS narrated by RESIDENTS OF SAN JUAN MIXTEPEC, JUXTLAHUACA, OAXACA, MÉXICO, screenwriter NICOLÁS ROJAS SÁNCHEZ cinematography CASANDRA CASASOLA, NICOLÁS ROJAS SÁNCHEZ sound CASANDRA CASASOLA, NICOLÁS ROJAS SÁNCHEZ music CNDSD MALITZIN CORTÉS editing NICOLÁS ROJAS postproduction ANTONIO R. DE NICOLÁS postproduction coordinator PAMELA TORRES MALDONADO sound design RICARDO LAMEIRAS, ARTURO CAPUR