A small group of men dressed in national costume move through a mountainous region dotted with meteorite craters. Monitored by the enigmatic voice of the narrator, they have come to perform an unusual ritual. These “bird men” have to die in order to create life and find the place where the sun rises. A contemplation of the cycle of life which borrows much from the stories of the origin of mankind, as told in Mesoamerican mythology.
A small group of men dressed in national costume move through a mountainous region dotted with meteorite craters. Monitored by the enigmatic voice of the narrator, they have come to perform an unusual ritual. These “bird men” have to die in order to create life and find the place where the sun rises. A contemplation of the cycle of life which borrows much from the stories of the origin of mankind, as told in Mesoamerican mythology.
Hubert Poul
15 min / Color, DCP
Director Mauricio Sáenz-Cánovas
/ Screenplay Mauricio Sáenz
/ Dir. of Photography Guillermo Villa
/ Music Tonalli Magana
/ Editor Mauricio Sáenz
/ Producer Mauricio Sáenz
/ Production IMCINE
/ Cast Arturo Díaz, Benito Espíndola, Gregorio Morales, Pablo Varela, Rodrigo Varela, Benito Vázquez
/ Contact IMCINE - Mexican Film Institute
Mauricio Sáenz (b. 1977, Mexico). Selected filmography: Ruins (2014), Drift (2015), Of Islands and Unicorns (2015), Meteorite (Meteorito, 2018)
IMCINE - Mexican Film Institute
, 03100, Mexico City
Mexico
Phone: +52 55 5448 5300, +52 55 5448 5399
E-mail: [email protected]
Mauricio Sáenz-Cánovas
Film Director
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