Coyolxauhqui
In Aztec mythology, Coyolxāuhqui was the Moon goddess who was dismembered by her brother Huītzilōpōchtli, the sun god of war and sacrifice. The film brings this deeply embedded story of Mexican heritage into a modern context, and parses out the legacy of patriarchy in a country that in 2022 was called “femicide nation”.
– Cristina Kolozsváry-Kiss
Also in this combined programme
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After América
A voice guides you through a tour of an exhibition about the Americas while your eyes bring you to mars. -
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Notes for a Déjà Vu
Jonas Mekas waxes wistfully over images from a trip to Mexico that never happened. -
Batalla
A body thrashing through flowers becomes a metaphor for the students massacred in Iguala, Mexico. -
Film details
- Country of production
- Mexico
- Year
- 2017
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2024
- Length
- 9'
- Medium/Format
- DCP
