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Prairie Flowers

2021-10-31 es 19m
Documentary
After Silvia’s femicide, Yecenia, her cousin, and one of the ñomndaa weavers from the Prairie of Flowers, create a ritual and poetic mourning alongside other weaving women. The ñomndaa women share ancient wisdom about their profession as weavers, rooted in breathtaking myths and the foremothers’ real life experiences. The elders decide that the only way to proceed is to look forward to the future, taking care of the young children left behind after their mother’s murder. Yecenia speaks through the radio, urging her local community to adopt new words, such as femicide, into their local tongue. Through this ritual, threads, dreams, and their craft are collectively woven together as an act of healing and resilience. In Prairie of Flowers, the act of weaving opens up to become an act of resistance in its own right.

Music

Josué Vergara

Producer

Josué Vergara

Editor

Andrea Rabasa

Director

Mariana X. Rivera

Director of Photography

Jessica Villamil

short film

Status

Released

Countries

  • Mexico

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