Daily Recommendation: UNCLE YIM

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In her heartfelt and potent debut feature, director Luna Marán encourages her father, Jaime Luna (Uncle Yim), an indigenous philosopher, social leader, and singer-songwriter, to compose a new song about his life after 15 years of silence. This time, though, he does so alongside his family; their memories and interpretations are contradictory and painful. Uncle Yim is a powerful documentary immersing us in the identity of a family shaped by tradition, music, and communality.

UNCLE YIM / TÍO YIM
A film by Luna Marán
(Mexico, 2019, 83 min. In Spanish, Zapotec, and French with English subtitles)

Watch if for free through June 24 as part of the BBC’s LongShots global film festival:

 
 




 
 
 
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