MOM
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Duration: 01:19:55
Languaje: Other, Spanish
Category: Documentary
Project Type: Documentary
Synopsis: As a Mexican Tzotzil I grew up between the sacrality both of Guadalupe Virgin and Mother Earth. As a son, I grew up among the derision of not having a father and blaming my mother for it. “Mom” is a dialogue between mother and son exploring their contradictions, knowing and recognizing each other, and reflecting on naturalized violence and its reproduction.
Screenings / Awards:
XXIX Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
Toronto
May 4, 2022
World Premiere
Official Selection, World Showcase programme
Canada
XXXVII Guadalajara International Film Festival
Guadalajara
June 16, 2022
Mexican Premiere
AWARD: Special Jury Award FEISAL for feature film
Mexico
XX Vancouver Latin American Film Festival
Vancouver
August 25, 2022
New Directors Competition
Canada
XVII Ambulante Film Festival
September 1, 2022
Official Selection, Pulsos
Mexico
VI Black Canvas – Contemporary Film Festival
Mexico city
September 30, 2022
AWARD: Honorable Mention of the Young Jury
Mexico
XXXV Virginia Film Festival
Charlottesville
October 21, 2022
Official selection
United States
XX Morelia International Film Festival
Morelia
October 22, 2022
Official Selection, Documentary Feature Film competition
Mexico
IV Festival del Nuevo Cine Mexicano de Durango
Durango
November 3, 2022
Official Selection
Mexico
XXXV International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam- IDFA
Amsterdam
November 11, 2022
European Premiere
Official selection, Luminous, nominated for the IDFA Best First Feature
Netherlands
XV Festival Zanate
Colima
November 21, 2022
AWARD: Honorable Mention, Documentary Feature Film competition
Mexico
X FICD Festival Internacional de Cine en el Desierto
Hermosillo, Sonora
November 25, 2022
Official Selection
Mexico
VII Libre Cinema Festival
Merida
December 14, 2022
Official Selection
Mexico
XV Festival de Cine Global de Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo
January 25, 2023
Caribbean Premiere
Award for Best Documentary Debut Film “Fernando Báez” + FEISAL Award
Dominican Republic
XXII Docpoint - Helsinki Documentary Film Festival
Helsinki
February 3, 2023
Scandinavian premiere
Official Selection
Finland
IV MICMX International Film Festival
Mexico city
February 17, 2023
Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature
Mexico
II Festival de Cine Latinoamericano en Barcelona
Barcelona
March 18, 2023
Spanish Premiere
Official Selection
Spain
XXXV Cinélatino Rencontres de Toulouse
Toulouse
March 27, 2023
French Premiere
Audience Award for Best Documentary
France
XII FINI Festival Internacional de la Imagen
Pachuca
April 20, 2023
Official selection
Mexico
XVII Ethnocineca – International Documentary Film Festival Vienna
Vienna
May 4, 2023
Excellent Visual Anthropology Award
Austria
XLII Jean Rouch International Film Festival
Paris
May 5, 2023
Official selection in competition
France
XIII LASA Latin American Studies Association Film Festival
Vancouver
May 24, 2023
LASA AWARD OF MERIT IN FILM
Canada
49th Seattle International Film Festival SIFF
Seattle
May 18, 2023
Official selection, Ibero-American Competition
United States
XII Muestra Ecofalante de Cine
São Paulo
June 1, 2023
Official selection
Brazil
XII Philadelphia Latino Film Festival
Philadelphia
July 2, 2023
AWARD: Honorable Mention of the Lola Award for Best Feature Film
United States
XXXVII Pärnu International Documentary And Anthropology Film Festival Estonia
Pärnu
July 3, 2023
Official selection in competition
Estonia
XII Aegean Film Festival
island of Patmos
July 21, 2023
Official selection in competition
Greece
XXXIII Montreal First Peoples / Présence Autochtone
Montreal
August 14, 2023
Official selection in competition
Canada
XXIX Film Festival della Lessinia
Bosco Chiesanuova
August 25, 2023
Silver Lessinia for Best Film
Italy
XXII ImagineIndia International Film Festival
Madrid
September 3, 2023
Official selection in competition
Spain
XV Hola Mexico Film Festival
Los Angeles
September 30, 2023
Official selection in competition
United States
IX Stockholm Latin American Film Festival - Panoramica
Stockholm
October 2, 2023
Official selection
Sweden
XXIX CinEco - Serra da Estrela International Environmental Film Festival
Seia
October 5, 2023
Official selection in competition
Portugal
XX Taiwan International Ethnographic Film Festival
Taipei
October 5, 2023
Official selection in competition
Taiwan
XV Seattle Latino Film Festival
Seattle
October 6, 2023
Official selection in competition
United States
XXIII imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival
Toronto
October 17, 2023
Best Documentary Feature Film
Canada
XXI Latinamerika i Fokus
Malmö
October 27, 2023
Official selection
Sweden
XVI festival del cine español y latinoamericano de Roma
Roma
November 5, 2023
IILA-Cinema Award to Best Documentary Feature Film
Italy
XXXIV New Orleans Film Festival
New Orleans
November 6, 2023
Official selection in competition
United States
XXXV Festival de Cine de Girona
Girona
November 7, 2023
Official selection in competition
Spain
VIII Ficwallmapu
ciudad de Temuco
November 14, 2023
Official selection in competition
Chile
XXVII Festival Les Écrans Documentaires
Paris
November 19, 2023
Official selection in competition
France
XII International Anthropological Film Festival
Jerusalem
November 21, 2023
Official selection
Israel
XXVI Ícaro: Festival Internacional De Cine
Guatemala City
November 24, 2023
Official selection in competition
Guatemala
Submitter Biography:
Xun Sero was born in 1988 in Chiapas, Mexico. He built his experience in the workshops of “Ambulante Más Allá” and “CCC con Patas”, and in the Documentary Film School of San Cristóbal de las Casas. He currently works as cinematographer in documentary film productions: his most recent works are "Negra" by Medhin Tewolde and "Kuxlejal/Vida" by Elke Franke. He’s strongly interested in stories of life struggles. Most of his stories are about the essence of indigenous people. He tries to develop the real cultural heritage of the characters and avoid clichés about indigenous person. “Mom” is his first film as a director.
- Director(s)
Xun Sero
- Writters
Xun Sero
- Key Cast
Hilda Rodríguez Méndez
- Country
Mexico
- Country of Filming
Mexico
- Country of Origin
Mexico
- Other Credits
Production Company: Terra Nostra Films; Executive Producer: Daniela Contreras; Cinematography: José Alfredo Jiménez Pérez, Xun Sero; Film editing: Nicolas Défossé; Audio engineer: Jaime Álvarez; Sound design: Martin de Torcy; Sound mix: Pablo Fernández Murguía; Line producer: Pía Quintana; Colourist: Néstor Abel Jiménez Díaz
- Director(s) contact
contacto@terranostrafilms.com
- Project Website
https://www.documentalmama.com/en/