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6th(2021)



Charles FAIRBANKS, Saúl KAK

  • Mexico
  • 2019
  • Asian
  • 18min
  • color
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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.

Director

  • 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.

Credit

  • ProducerCharles FAIRBANKS, Saúl KAK
  • Cinematography Charles FAIRBANKS
  • Editor Charles FAIRBANKS
  • Music Hugo PARIS
  • Sound Saúl KAK