Nicolás Défossé

I was about seven years old the first time someone called me \"black\" on the street. I turned around to see who they were talking to, until I realized they were talking to me.

Chiapas, southeastern Mexico. When the inhabitants of several villages and towns expel the mayor and the police from their territory, they face the challenge of self-government.

Analyzes the events in San Salvador Atenco (Mexico) during the first days of May 2006, and denounces human rights violations of civilians by police forces in Mexico State and Federal. The documentary also disassembled mode of operation of the mass media, responsible for creating a climate of fear and an information blockade around the events in San Salvador Atenco, in the context of a particularly delicate: the process of Mexico presidential succession in 2006.

Through his dreams, José received a gift given by the gods. Now that he is at a mature age in life, José would like to rest, but he is not allowed.

A young Tsotsil woman, about to give birth for the first time, draws on the memories of the women who preceded her to navigate this unique moment, encountering the experience of motherhood in her world.

Mothers and daughters flee their country of origin and travel through Mexico carrying their fears, dreams and a hopeful future.

Mayan culture still thrives among the Tzotzil people of San Andrés Larrainzar, a town in southeastern Mexico. Each inhabitant shares responsibility for the collective well-being but only a few are called upon to serve the gods—often in a dream.

In a journey from the mountains of southeastern Mexico to the northern border with the United States, Subcommander Marcos and the people of Mexico trace the forgotten face of a country. A celebration of the struggle for land and dignity.

Elena, a Tsotsil Mayan woman from San Andrés Larráinzar, Chiapas, is appointed Municipal Trustee by a purely male community assembly.