MEXICO NOW PRESENTS:
YOLIK / DESPACIO
A film by Epifanía Martínez Rosete
(Mexico, 2020, 30 min. In Nahuatl and Spanish with English subtitles)
The experiences Linda, well into old age, shares with those around her, keep her childhood memories alive: what her parents taught her and the places where she grew up. Linda shows she can age with dignity without letting go of her identity. Going slowly does not mean stopping.
This program is presented in collaboration with Cinema Tropical the CUNY Mexican Studies Institute and NYU Latin American and Caribbean Studies.
Sunday, October 31, 5:30pm
Streaming worldwide available for 24 hrs.
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TOTE_ABUELO
A film by María Sojob
(Mexico, 2019, In Tsotsil and Spanish with English subtitles)
While braiding her daughter’s hair, Maria thinks of Tote, her only living grandparent, who is now going blind. She decides to visit him at his ranch to get to know him, and herself, better by learning about his history while contemplating the sunlight through the trees. In the process of weaving a traditional hat, she will seek to weave a relationship with him, hoping to create an ancestral connection with nature and her own roots. Maybe that will be part of the path towards reconciliation with herself and the offering of a more serene love to her daughter.
This program is presented in collaboration with Cinema Tropical the CUNY Mexican Studies Institute and NYU Latin American and Caribbean Studies.
Sunday, October 31, 7:30pm
Streaming worldwide available for 24 hrs.
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‘CONVERSATORIO: EN ESTA FAMILIA’
Para este evento, las realizadoras de los documentales Tote_Abuelo, María Sojob, y Yolik / Despacio, Epifanía Martínez, conversarán con Concepcíon Suárez, especialista en género y pueblos originarios. En ambas obras puede sentirse el amor, la dureza, y la persistencia de lo femenino, a veces por ausencia, a veces por estar a la sombra del machismo, a veces por resiliencia. En dos entornos étnicos distantes, y desde el espacio íntimo, conocemos al abuelo artesano de María, y la tía abuela de Epifanía, sembradora de ajos que vive despacio. Su presencia y sus palabras nos conectan con cosmovisiones milenarias, donde la familia y el afecto tienen mucho para enseñarnos.
Programación y moderación: María Inés Roqué. Este conversatorio será en español / This conversation will be in Spanish.
Sunday, October 31, 6pm
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