Juan Javier Pérez

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.

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

A young Tsotsil migrant living undocumented in New York confronts the quiet weight of exile while trying to preserve his language, culture, and sense of belonging. Through an intimate direct-cinema approach, the film moves between New York and a Tsotsil Maya village in Chiapas, revealing the personal and collective dimensions of migration and exploring what remains when distance stretches the meaning of home.