Jorge Prior

The Desert Wagon

A couple of artists travels through the Mexico desert to present their puppet show.

Return to Aztlán

When King Motecuzoma dies in 1468, a drought sets upon the Mexicas' land. The younger Motecuzoma sends a retinue to collect tributes from the peasants and make an offering to Coatlicue at Aztlán, the home of their ancestors. The peasant Ollin finds a discarded tribute and makes his own journey to Aztlán to appease his rulers.

Café Tacuba

Test of Love

He Didn’t Have Any Time: Rockdrigo’s Hurbanstory

Documentary film about urban rock singer Rockdrigo González. Through word of mouth, the rediscovery of his songs, and the conquest of new fans, the myth took shape, to the extent that many believed he never died.

Demons of Eden

Documentary that focuses on the story of journalist Lydia Cacho, in which her fight against the network of pedophiles she has revealed is discussed. The film follows the difficult process followed to confront the powerful businessmen and politicians who protect and surround those involved in these crimes: a child pornography network operating in Cancun and the United States.

Uno por 5, 3 por diez

Video-performance of Melquíades Herrera about informal commerce in Mexico City. The artist shares a display of situations that occur daily in the city: the work of the merolico, the inventiveness of street vendors and unusual items, dysfunctional and of doubtful quality that they offer infused with intelligent humor, by way of approach to daily dynamics and of document that reflects the social fabric in Mexico City.

La ley del ejecutor

El ombligo de la luna

After the destruction of Mexico City by criminal gangs, a group of young people guided by Aztec beliefs and codices desperately search for the mythical Aztlán to inhabit it once again.

What do goats dream?

Film about goatkeepers and the nomadic life of shepherds in Oaxaca, who live up in the mountains with their goats in a solitary and dedicated life, until the time comes to deliver their herd to the estate where the slaughtering takes place. A tradition that goes back in the region for over 400 years. All family members participate in the slaughtery and the goat meat preparation. The film is mostly a reflection about life and death at the Mixteca, the protagonists deal with their concepts on life, death and passions. The traditions and music of the region are present through the Pasatono Orchestra, Lila Downs singing voice and a peasant who wonders: What do goats dream?