Ellen Osborne, Maureen Gosling USA 1993 | 15 Min. | OmeU, Umatic
Matriarchy? »Tribe of Amazons«? That is what explorers and other outsiders romantically named the Zapotecs of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in southern Oaxaca, Mexico. The Isthmus is a place where … read more
Antonio Noyola Mexico 1992 | 26 Min. | BetaSP, OmeU
ALMA EN VUELO forms part of the Series »The paths of the sacred« on traditional festivities in Mexico. It records the Tarahumara nations’s peyote rite in Northern Mexico.
Nicolás Echevarría Mexico 1981 | 75 Min. | 35 mm, OF
Documentary about the ceremonies in honour of Niño Fidencio, a famous curandero (quack) of the 20s, in the town of Espinazo, in the state of Nuevo León. The film combines … read more
Juan Francisco Urrusti Mexico 1996 | 97 Min. | 16 mm, OmeU
»The veneration for Tonantzin-Guadalupe has been an essential Mexican theme underlying Mexican cultural and political values since the XVIth century. Guided by the testimonies of Indigenous people, Mexicans of mixed … read more
Ingrid Kummels, Manfred Schäfer Germany 1989 | 45 Min. | 16 mm
The film portrays the sipá’ame (Peyote-quack) Severico. The Tarahumara or Rarámuri who live in the Sierra Madre Occidental in Northern Mexico are used to a very respectful relationship with the … read more
Juan Francisco Urrusti Mexico 1982 | 47 Min. | 16 mm, OmeU
The film is a documentary on the life of Augustin Montoya de la Cruz , named Tepú. As a quack, songwriter, dancer and clairvoyant, he plays an important role in his community.
Nicolás Echevarría Mexico 1980 | 49 Min. | 35 mm, OF
This documentary was made at San Felipe Otlaltepec, mixteca region in the south of the state of Puebla. It deals with the most remarkable artistic tradition of the farmers who … read more
60 years ago Antonin Artaud started on a voyage to the North of Mexico to get to know the rituals of the Tarahumara indians. He described this voyage in several … read more
Juan Francisco Urrusti Mexico 1994-95 | 27 Min. | 16 mm, OmeU
The inhabitants of Mexico City may not think about it daily, but the spot they live on used to be the centre of Aztec culture until the 16th century. How … read more
Nicolás Echevarría Mexico 1979 | 53 Min. | 35 mm, OF
The film documents the eastern festivities of the Tarahumaras, the biggest group within the indigenous population of Mexico. It combines religious elements with those of social organisation at the beginning … read more
Visions from people of Mexico-City: We are getting close to the end planned by ourselves. The destruction of mankind by man himself / We are at the point of collapsing … read more
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