Prairie Flowers

dir. Mariana X. Rivera/Mexico/2022/19 min.

place

date

time

Dolnośląskie Centrum Filmowe, sala Lalka

2023-05-18

18:30

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Shorts Competition block IV

In the Amuzgo town of Suljaa’, women are backstrap weavers and cotton sowers. In this place, traditional textile knowledge is handed down and possessed by women. But violence against them is an ordinary thing. Yecenia, a young weaver, is mourning because her cousin, Silvia, has been a victim of femicide. She and other weaving women create a collective ritual to honor Silvia’s life, and the textile legacy all of them have received from their female ancestors.

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projection time:

19 min.
country/year:

Mexico /2022
director:

Mariana X. Rivera
pictures:

Jessica Villamil
editor:

Andrea Rabasa, Josué Vergara, Mariana X. Rivera
production:

Josué Vergara / Urdimbre Audiovisual, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
festivals and awards:

2022 – Sheffield Doc Fest

sections:

Shorts Competition
competitions:

Warsaw Documentary Award Best Short Film Award
tags:

Latin America feminism human rights psychology art