This chapter of the film series is dedicated to spiritual, ritual and cultural practices that show perspectives of hope, search and communal care in the context of structural violence and exploitation.

 

These films, curated by Adriana Otero Puerto, will be shown as accompanying program for the exhibitions every Sunday from the 7th of January until the 18th of  February 2024.

Film still from Meteorito

16:30
Sunday
Meteorito

Dir. Mauricio Sáenz
Mexico, 2018 - 15 min
Original Languages with English Subtitles 

 

Birdmen suffer mysterious falls in search of where the sun rises. An altered reality through rites that come together in one goal: to die to generate life.

Film still from Huicholes: Los últimos guardianes del peyote

17:00
Sunday
Huicholes: Last Peyote Guardians

Dir. Hernán Vilchez
Mexico, 2014 - 127 min
Spanish and Original Languages with English Subtitles 

 

 The Wixarika People are one of the last existing pre-Hispanic cultures in nowadays Latin America. They struggle for the preservation of their most sacred territory, Wirikuta. These sacred lands are crucial for the cultural identity of the Wixarika people and their spiritual practices, as it is the location where Peyote grows, the traditional medicine that keeps the knowledge of this indigenous culture alive. Now they are facing existential threats due to mining concessions issued by the Mexican government and carried out by transnational mining companies.