Main Programme  

On the Oaxacan coast of Mexico, rumblings of previous times are never far from the surface. Tales of shapeshifting, telepathy and dealings with the Devil are embedded in the colonization and enslavement of the Americas. Characters from the Faust legend mingle with the inhabitants, while attempting to colonize and control nature through a seemingly never-ending building project. Through literature, myth and local entanglements, the frontier between reality and fiction, and the seen and unseen, no longer apply.

Awards

Locarno International Film Festival – Special Mention, 2018
International Festival of Documentary and Short Film of Bilbao – Special Jury Award for First Film, 2018
Mar del Plata International Film Festival – Best Latin American Film, 2018

Andrea Bussmann
 
Born in Toronto, Canada, Andrea Bussmann earned a Master’s in social anthropology and a Master’s of Fine Arts in film production. After completing her degrees, she directed her first short, “Aquel cuyo rostro no irradie luz”, in 2011. In 2016, she co-directed with Nicolás Pereda “Tales of Two Who Dreamt”, which premiered at the Berlinale and was awarded the Best Documentary Award at the Festival International de Films de Femmes in 2017.

Selected Filmography

He Whose Face Gives no Light, 2011 
Tales of Two Who Dreamt, 2016