Hijas del Maíz / Maize Daughters
Director: Alfonso Gastiaburo
Producers: Ana Taleb, Indira Cato
International Premiere
Country of Production: Mexico Argentina
Date of Completion: 2023
Duration of Film: 87 Minutes
Una partera y una educadora indígenas transforman el proceso de traer vida al mundo en una batalla contra la violencia de género. En el hogar Yach’il Antzetic en el sur de México, atienden a mujeres de comunidades, sobrevivientes como ellas. Se abren a cambiar el futuro, criando distinto a sus hijas.
An indigenous midwife and an educator transform the process of bringing life to this world into a battle against the genre violence. In the safe house Yach'il Antzetic in the South of Mexico, they care for women from indigenous communities, survivors just like them. On the way they heal old wounds and open up to a new future by raising their children differently.