Noemí, mixe woman reflects on the loss of her native tongue with a voice that blends into day to day life in Cerro Costoche community located in the Mixe mountain rage of Oaxaca
Official Selection Mexico: River of Toads
Official Selection Mexico: River of Toads
Official Selection Mexico: River of Toads
Director's bio:
Balam Toscano
Is an Afro-descendant documentary filmmaker originally from the Oaxacan Coasts. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Cinematographic Direction from the Cinematographic Capacitation Center.
He is an active member of the Cultural Center Marron, located in El Ciruelo, Oaxaca, which is a cradle of the fight for recognition of black communities in Mexico.
Ximena Guzmán
Cinemaphotographer and Director born and raised in Mexico city, Artístic Educational Center graduate with a specialization in dramatic arts.
Bachelor in cinema photography from the Cinematographic Capacitation Center(CCC),
Selected as part of the Young Creators program of FONCA in 2024.
Photography director for documentary and fiction projects in digital and celluloid, in which they stand out To say goodbye and Blue, filmed in 16mm and Latin American Cowboy in 35mm. She has also directed and photographed advertising projects and music videos and directed the documentary short films I want you free, a Cuba-México co-production and the short film in 16 mm: What was left of me.