Leche was made five years ago (and also shown in Rotterdam at the time), and is now programmed in the context of Mala leche, the latest film by Naomi Uman with the same protagonists. In Leche, Uman records in powerful black-and-white images everyday life for a peasant family in Central Mexico. It is a far from idyllic portrait. America beckons.
Also in this combined programme
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Mala leche
Sequel to Leche (see that film). Portrait of a Mexican peasant immigrant family. The American Dream remains out of sight. -
Buffalo Common
A film that follows the tempo of the countryside – but that countryside far from idyllic. Among the farms, a careless scattering of dumps for… -
American Dreams #3
Sad impression of a line of people who leave Manhattan over the Brooklyn Bridge. Does everyone still remember why?
Film details
- Countries of production
- Mexico, USA
- Year
- 1998
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2004
- Length
- 30'
- Medium/Format
- 16mm