LI CHAM
Mexico 2024 – Director: Ana Ts'uyeb – Original language: Other – Subtitles: English – Length: 74 min.
They were denied the opportunity to graduate from school, their domestic and care work went unnoticed and some of their children did not survive: LI CHAM is about three Tzotzil women in Chiapas, Mexico who have all been damaged in some way. But the Zapatista movement gave them hope and allowed them to break down stereotypes and finally follow their own paths. Quietly and beautifully observed. Miriam Blaimer
German premiere
Biography
Ana Ts'uyeb, herself Tzotzil, is a director, producer, editor and translator. She has produced a feature film and several short documentaries. LI CHAM is her first feature film as a director and won an Ojo Award at the Morelia International Film Festival.
Filmography (selection)
GUARDIANS OF THE EARTH, MX 2024, (Short film, producer)
ORGANIC DECONSTRUCTION, MX 2018 (Short film)
ANDARES EN LA INFANCIA, MX 2018 (Short film)
Nominated for the DOK.horizonte Competition – Cinema of Urgency
The films in this series tell stories from countries in transition. They are supported by ENGAGEMENT GLOBAL with funds from the BMZ and are nominated for the VIKTORIA DOK.horizonte Competition, endowed with 5,000 euros. The award donor is the Petra-Kelly-Stiftung.
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No youth rating
English/Original Title: I DIED. German title: ICH BIN GESTORBEN. Writer: Ana Ts'uyeb. Camera: José A. Jiménez Pérez. Sound: Lena Esquenazi, Lorena Janeth Gómez. Editing: Ana Ts'uyeb. Music: Valeriano Gómez Díaz. Production: Bolomchon Films. Producer: Benjamin Fash. Co-Producers: Ana Ts’uyeb. International Sales: Bolomchon Films. Distribution: Bolomchon Films.
