6th(2021)
Opening Film (1) | Closing Film (1) |
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION / NETPAC (40) | PANORAMA (34) |
FOCUS (46) | TOGETHER (29) |
UMFF PROJECT (4) |
Charles FAIRBANKS, Saúl KAK
This ethnographic excursion is a feast for the eyes paced by the quotidian chorus of sounds in a Chiapan village. Gradually, political themes arise. As it relates to the legacy of co-director Saúl Kak's refugeed forebears, (((((£¯*¡¬))))) (aka Echoes of the Volcano) gives voice to the Zoque struggle for indigenous sovereignty, against the neoliberal state.
Charles FAIRBANKS, Saúl KAKCharles FAIRBANKS, Saúl KAK
Saúl is an internationally acclaimed painter and a native speaker of Zoque whose art is dedicated to the cosmovisión and rights of his people. Charles is a filmmaker, writer, and Guggenheim fellow whose films have screened at over 100 festivals on five continents.