Canícula
Program Running Time
77 min.
Films in Program
Directed By: Jose Álvarez
(Mexico, 2011, 65 mins, HDCAM)
A gorgeous and captivating overview of the crafts and rituals of the Totonac people in Veracruz’s Zapotal Santa Cruz community. Among the year’s loveliest nonfiction entries… This tapestry of sights and sounds allows audiences to take notice of a proud, long-ignored tribal group whose cultural roots remain firmly intact.—Variety. Winner, FIPRESCI prize, Thessaloniki 2012. Plays with: Doldrums or How to Cure Sadness
Directed By: ngeles Cruz
(Mexico, 2012, 12 mins, 35mm)
A grandmother, mother and daughter have at different times suffered, tolerated and allowed abuse, dragging on the sadness that has plagued their families. In Ángeles Cruz’s short, daughter Alicia decides to break the cycle… Plays with: Canícula