"The Reality seen through this camera is more Real." - Subcomandante Marcos. A look at the Zapatista uprising, its historical roots and its lessons for the present and the future.
Mexico
10 Archival description results for Mexico
Five women's stories are interlaced with scenes of work and the resplendent festivities, music, poetry and paintings of the region. They show how economic independence, community, friendship, cultural pride and respect for "women's work" not only give a woman self-esteem and a sense of purpose in life, but contribute to the well-being of whole society. 6th Independent Vídeo & Interactive Phenomena Show
Dances and masks, secret bodies .
UntitledSemidocumentary about the life of a group of punks in the Mexico City neighborhood of Ciudad Neza, during the 1980s. A surprising context in which to place the expressions, references and dreams of the punk movement. 6th Independent Vídeo & Interactive Phenomena Show
Untitled"This is a video of musical terror where I superficially — this is the beginning of a larger project —l look at one of the Mexican phenomena that horrifies me the most: internalized racism, being ashamed of one's own roots. The fantasy of waking up white". 6th Independent Vídeo & Interactive Phenomena Show
The Wizard of Oz character is not even in the roundabouts of the Rainbow. It's in the worst corner of Kansas. 6th Independent Vídeo & Interactive Phenomena Show
"In Devil in the Flesh, I look at myself in the mirror, but through the desolate hole of a mask, the circle is broken by the sharp biting angle of a telephone that keeps ringing. I take up the spoon again. There is no form of escape from everyday boredom. Every grammatical punctuation constitutes a search for a break in reality or an intensified state." 6th Independent Vídeo & Interactive Phenomena Show
UntitledTime and memory in a jungle village.
Documents the origins in Chiapas and on a national level the Zapatista National Liberation Army rebellion, following its initial negotiations with the Mexican government. 6th Independent Vídeo & Interactive Phenomena Show
Conversation at a bar in San Cristobal with a neighbor, who tells us his vision of the struggle and some reflections on the history of Mexico.