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Documentary

"Kuxlejal"

You shouldn't have to die to feel alive 

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Synposis

 "Kuxlejal" means "Life" in the Tsotsil language, and Life and how to feel alive in order not to die, is the theme of this documentary that for the first time makes the high suicide rate among the youth of native people visible and reflects the feelings and conflicts leading to the thought that "life is worth nothing". The center of the film is the search for an own identity between the ancestral roots and the desire and need to be part of the globalized modernity. Since the film aims to start a dialog and to create a bridge of empathy between generations and cultures, the primary motivation is to save lives.

Comments

 "Impressionistic, hypnotic, engaged, play of grief and persistence, journey from invisibility to presence, disciplined, truthful, everything art promises to be and you can dance to it."  (Russell Miller) 


... " It was wonderful to find such level of wisdom in the words of those young men, makes me feel hope and I expect that happens with their community as well. This is not just beautiful but also a very relevant film." (Ellen Reynolds)


"So touching, deep and hight tibute of life!"  (Alejandra Rabuini) 


 ..."The skill (emotional and technical) to unfold the story as it occurred is stunning. It's a gift to the people in the film and those of us lucky enough to see it. " (Lawrence Mirkin) 

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Awards, Festivals

 

  • Winner "Conduciendo un México mejor" Toyota 2021 for the social impact campaign
  • Winner Audience award Festival Cinema Planeta Luz de Otoño, México. 2021
  • Winner Alejandra Rangel Hinojosa Prize for best medium-length film at the XVII International Exhibition of Women in Film and TV, Mexico 2021.
  • Special Mention - Ojo de pescado - Festival Chile 2021
  • Winner SESCTV price, ComKids - Prix Jeunesse Iberoamericano, Brasil 2021
  • UNESCO price Prix Jeunesse Germany 2020 International Festival Award 
  • Winner Award "Guillermo Gonzales Camarona Becerra" Festival Pantalla de cristal Mexico 2020
  • Winner Best Documentary "Kolibri Festival" Bolivia 2020
  • Winner Best Documentary "Guagua Cine Festival" Ecuador 2020
  • Official Selection Vancouver Film festival Canadá 2021
  • Official Selection Morelia International Film Festival 2020
  • Official Selection Tri-State International Film Festival in New York 2020
  • Official Selection Zapatista Film Festival "Puy ta Cuxlejaltic" Mexico
  • Japan Prize 2018 - Hoso Bunka Foundation Prize Winner for Best Pitch 


Credits

A Vientos Culturales production


Protagonists:

María Laura “Ari” Hernández

Erik González Pérez

José Manuel Ruíz Hernández

Marcos Gómez Hernández

Francisco Javier “Javi” Hernández

Manuel de Jesús “Chuy” López Díaz

María Isabel “Paris” Gonzales Díaz

Gilberto “Conejo” Díaz Gómez

Fabián “Chato” Hernández López

Víctor “Euro” Sánchez Hernández

Maximiliano “Max” Gonzales Díaz

Fabián “Fa-c” Ernesto Ruíz Hernández

Verónica “B-ro” Hernández Díaz

Carlos “Car” Díaz Hernández

Juan “Primo” Hernández Gómez

Martha Isabel “Chave” Hernández

Carlos Alejandro González +


Basado en una idea de Ulises Soto


Director

Elke Franke


Producer

Humberto Gómez Pérez


Director of Photography

Juan Antonio Méndez Rodríguez


2nd and 3th camara unid

Roberto Flores Roa

Jairo Gómez Quintana


Addional Photography

Jesús Antonio Reyes Mendoza

Humberto Gómez Pérez


Direct sound

Humberto Gómez Pérez

Elke Franke


Editor

Elke Franke


Coordination of postproduction

Jesús A. Reyes Mendoza


Image postproduction

José Roberto Flores Roa

Juan Antonio Méndez Rodríguez


Sound design

Cristian Valentín Molina Ramos


Music

Cristian Valentín Molina Ramos

S-Hip-Hop Lumaltik

Dan Boden (Fortress Europe)

The Tower of Light (Decisión)

Au.Ra (Lost Highway)


Graphic Design

Jordán Ramírez Méndez


Tsotsil translation

José Andrés Hernández Pérez


English translation

Konrad Breuninger

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