Nudo Mixteco

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Series/Themes: Indigeneity in Mexico, Women in Film

Genre: Drama, International

Accessibility: Subtitles

Film Year: 2021

Locations: Mexico

Film Length: 91 min.

Languages: Spanish, Mixteco

Subtitles: English Subtitles

Director: Angeles Cruz

Featuring: Noé Hernández, Aida Lopez, Eileen Yañez.

Preceded by the short film La Utopia de la Mariposa.

Three stories intertwine during a celebration in San Mateo, a village of the Mixtec Oaxaca governed by local practices and customs. The women of San Mateo deal with love, abuse, and a struggle for empowerment in a village that continues to push them down. What started as three monologues of women returning to their homes after a long time away has become a universally relatable and gut wrenching depiction of the female struggle. Introduction by Federico Cuatlacuatl (UVA)

This is a foreign-language film presented with English subtitles.

This film is part of the Women in Film and Indigeneity in Mexico series. 

Friday, October 29
6:00 PM
Violet Crown 4
Add To Calendar 20211029 18:00 20211029 20:15 America/New_York VFF: Nudo Mixteco

Preceded by the short film La Utopia de la Mariposa.

Three stories intertwine during a celebration in San Mateo, a village of the Mixtec Oaxaca governed by local practices and customs. The women of San Mateo deal with love, abuse, and a struggle for empowerment in a village that continues to push them down. What started as three monologues of women returning to their homes after a long time away has become a universally relatable and gut wrenching depiction of the female struggle. Introduction by Federico Cuatlacuatl (UVA)

This is a foreign-language film presented with English subtitles.

This film is part of the Women in Film and Indigeneity in Mexico series. 

 Violet Crown 4 Virginia Film Festival info@virginiafilmfestival.org

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