The Red Travel Kit
Synopsis
The filmmaker's mother recalls her own mother and childhood in the 1960s bouncing between Mexico and California. Her mother's small red vanity case becomes a symbol of her independence as a woman and also of her inaccessibility as a maternal figure. Set against a tableau of shots in present day Mexico City, the film becomes an intimate intergenerational portrait about growing up with an unconventional single mother.
Screenings
Auditorio Mateo Herrera
Official Selection Mexico: My chest is full of Sparks
Auditorio Miguel Malo | Centro Cultural Ignacio Ramírez "El Nigromante"
Official Selection Mexico: My chest is full of Sparks
Cinemex Jacarandas | Sala 10
Official Selection Mexico: My chest is full of Sparks
Cast and crew
Director's bio:
Serge Garcia is a Berlin based filmmaker from Los Angeles. He is of Mexican and Guatemalan descent. In 2024 he was awarded the Joaquim Jordá residency in Madrid by the Museo Reina Sofia, FID Marseille, and DocLisboa. Founded in 2018, Trouble Pictures is the studio and home for his hand-crafted productions. It is an evolving experiment with a focus on fiction and documentary filmmaking.
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