Synopsis
This film connects the past and the present through a love story inspired by Mesoamerican mythology and testimonials from people who live in the Mayan rainforest. A story in Nahuatl and a ritual song accompanies the journey through the interior of ancient trees to the universe.
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- Executive Producer : Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains
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- Screenwriter : Fernando Colin Roque
- Director of Photography : Fernando Colin Roque
- Music Composer : Fernando Colin Roque
- Assistant director : Chloé Belloc
- Editors : Chloé Belloc, Fernando Colin Roque
- Sound recordists : Chloé Belloc, Julio Rojas Roque
- Line Producer : Éric Prigent
- Assistant Operator : Araceli Vargas
- Production Manager : Luc-Jérôme Bailleul
- Sound Editor : Nicolas Verhaeghe
- Animation : Fernando Colin Roque
- Visual effects : Fernando Colin Roque
- Grader : Baptiste Évrard
- Sound Mixer : Yannick Delmaire
- Narrator : Fernando Colin Roque
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary, Animated film
- Sub-genre : Fairy tale, Legend, Science fiction
- Themes : Love, Science and nature, Legends
- Production language : Nahuatl, Maya, Spanish
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2020
- Runtime : 17 min 10 seconds
- Production formats : Digital creation - Computer generated images
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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