Madre Luna
dancer: Rocio Luna; camera and editing: Ana Baer; dramaturgy: Claudia Fragoso; music: Joaquin Lopez Chas; light designer and camera operator at Sala Silvestre Revueltas: David Ramirez; lighting supervisor at Harrison Theatre: Nick Swanson
Mother moon, liquid Nahuatl, salty skin … Among the steam your presence vanishes and clings to the roots. You embody the navel of the world, where life sprouts and ends …
In an environment of surreal nature, an archetypal figure is revealed as a lyrical, visual painting in motion. Crafted by the superposition of opposites: water-land, dryness-blooming, grounded-volatile, IXCHEL invites the audience on a mysterious journey loaded with visual creativity and a sensual cinematic construction. IXCHEL being with Nature in kinship.
AWARDS
Bizarrya Short Film Fest, Best experimental film Porto, Portugal; 2023
FilmArte Festival, Best video installation, Madrid, Spain; 2022
Tokyo International Monthly Film Fest, Best experimental film, Honorable Mention; 2022
COUCH Film Festival, IMDb nomination, Toronto, Canada; 2022
The London International Film Festival, Best experimental film of the month, UK; 02/2022
Athens Monthly Art Festival, Best Editing Honorable Mention, Athens, Greece; 2022
The Gothamine Film Festival, Best Experimental short film, NYC; 02/2022
SCREENINGS
02/22/2024 Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Ed, San Antonio, TX
12/10/2023 IMARP, Imagens em Movimento, São Paulo, BR
11/13/2023 Experimental Films Online, MX
10/08/2023 Make Art Not Fear Film Festival Online, MX/Argentina
06/01/2023 FilmFest by Rogue Dancer, Raleigh, NC, USA
03/15/2023 Bizarrya Short Film Festival, Porto, Portugal
01/15/23 Lift-Off Sessions, England, UK
11/16/2022 Stockholm City Film Festival, Stockholm, Sweden
11/04/2022 ColorTape International Film Festival, Brisbane, Australia
09/15/2022 PINK CITY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Rajasthan, IN
09/03/2022 Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema, Boulder, US
09/01/2022 Eku’e Muestra de Videodanza, Asunción, Paraguay
08/04-18/2022 ELO(KUVA)KUU in Tampere, Finland
06/11-07/16 ADF Movies by Movers, Durham, NC, US
06/28/2022 Golden Short Film Festival, Avezzano, Italy
06/10-19/2022 The Fine Arts Film Festival, Venice, California
06/07-17/2022 Nahui Ollin Film Festival, Durango, Mexico
06/10/2022 Madrid Film Awards, Madrid, Spain
05/02/2022 The Black Panther International Short Film Festival, Delhi, India
04/11/2022 FilmArte at the Oblomov Kreuzkoelln in Berlin, Germany
04/04/2022 Spring 5th Filmarte Festival, Berlin, Germany
02/24/2022 Athens Monthly Art Film Festival, Athens, Attica, Greece
02/23/2022 The Gothamite Film Festival, NYC
12/04/2021 Primigenia Festival de Danza de Género, Morelia, MX
09/13/2021 Sierra de los Agustinos Conservation Event, Michoacán, MX
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