Ciudad Maya
A Short film of
Production year2016
Runtime24 min
Synopsis
In the city of Merida, Mexico, a group of young urban Maya, operate mysterious technological instruments to do some sort of archaeological survey of a ruined site. However, the monuments they are scanning are not ancient, but modern replicas. The film walks on the limits between science fiction and documentary to deconstruct the imaginary around Maya culture and their identity today.
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Director (1)
Actors (6)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains
Full credits (7)
- Director of photography : Dalia Huerta Cano
- Music Composer : Homero González Sánchez
- Sound Recordist : Homero González Sánchez
- Voice-over : Feliciano Sánchez Chan
- Production Manager : Jacky Lautem
- Sound Editor : Homero González Sánchez
- Sound Mixer : Homero González Sánchez
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary, Experimental
- Sub-genre : Science fiction
- Themes : Ethnography
- Production language : Maya
- Production country : France
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