Anno2020
RegiaItandehui Jansen
CreditiScen.: Armando Bautista García, Pr.: Armando Bautista García, Dir. Fot.: Itandehui Jansen, Mo.: Itandehui Jansen, Mu.: Enrica Sciandrone, Cast: Nu Kahnu
Durata13'
Lingua minoritariaMixtec
TipologiaDocumentary
Sinossi
A young indigenous boy envisions his future while listening to the sounds of a seashell. An indigenous man recalls his past as he listens to the same seashell. The man remembers the birds and fireflies of his childhood, which are no longer there. The short film invites the audience to reflect on the past, present, and future of an evolving landscape and the disappearing biodiversity.
Biografia
Itandehui Jansen was born in Oaxaca, Mexico and studied film directing at the Netherlands Film Academy in Amsterdam. She participated in different international film programs, such as TorinoFilm Lab and Berlinale Talents. Her documentaries and short films screened at international festivals such as the IDFA (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam) and the Morelia International Film Festival. Her short film The Last Council won several international awards and was nominated for the Mexican Film Critics Award Diosa de Plata. At present she is Associate Professor in the Film Programme of the University of Edinburgh.
