VAYCHILETIK (DREAMS)

Documentary | Director: Juan Javier Pérez | Running time: 83 min. | Country: Mexico | Year: 2021 | Prod: Terra Nostra Films / Foprocine IMCINE

Synopsis:

Through his dreams, José received a gift given by the gods. A gift that brings consequences. Now that he is at a mature age in life, José would like to rest, but he is not allowed. Vaychiletik explores this fierce yet beautiful reality, forged from the dreams of the Mayan people of Mexico.

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Awards:

Special Jury Award for feature documentary (XXX Festival Biarritz Amérique Latine, France)

Special Jury Award for Mexican feature documentary (XIX Morelia International Film Festival, Mexico)

LIVING HERITAGE Prize (XLI Jean Rouch Internacional Film Festival, France)

Jury Prize for Best Mexican Feature Film (X Doqumenta Festival Internacional de Cine y Narrativas de No Ficción, Querétaro, Mexico)

Festivals:

XXX Festival Biarritz Amérique Latine (France)

IX Viva Mexico, Rencontres cinématographiques (Paris, France)

XIX Morelia International Film Festival (Mexico)

VI Muestra El Lugar que Habitamos (Oaxaca, Mexico)

V Muestra de cine Ocote, Miradas Encendidas (Chiapas, Mexico)

XIV Festival Zanate (Colima, Mexico, 2021)

XXXVIII Festival Reflets du Cinéma Ibérique et Latino-Américain (Lyon, France)

XLI Jean Rouch International Film Festival (Paris, France)

X Doqumenta Festival Internacional de Cine y Narrativas de No Ficción (Querétaro, Mexico)

XLIV Festival de Cinéma de Douarnenez (France)

XVII Ambulante cine documental itinerante (Mexico)

XVII Trinidad + Tobago Film Festival (Trinidad and Tobago)

XII Encuentro Hispanoamericano De Cine Y Video Documental Independiente: Contra El Silencio Todas Las Voces (Mexico)

XXXV Virginia Film Festival (Charlottesville, USA)

XXXIX Bogocine – Festival de Cine de Bogotá (Colombia)