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aka Echoes of the Volcano

a short documentary by Charles Fairbanks and Saúl Kak

18 min. // Spanish & Zoque spoken

subtitled in English, French, Korean, Thai

"A tatiesque and exhilarating sonic and architectural tour of a Mexican village that was founded by displaced people fleeing a volcanic eruption. Pure cinema."

- André Dudemaine / Présence Autochtone

WATCH ONLINE

DIRECTORS' CONVERSATION:

recorded for the Oberhausen International Festival of Short Films

CREDITS:

— Camera & Edit: Charles Fairbanks —

— Sound & Interview: Saúl Kak —

— Original Music: Hugo Paris / Lavender —

— Poster Design: Hannah Priscilla Craig —

DOWNLOADS:

— POSTERS —

— STILLS —

— TRAILER —

REVIEWS:

— The Brooklyn Rail: "It's Alive! It's Alive!" —

— desistfilm review of ( ( ( ( ( ( /*\ ) ) ) ) ) ) in Oberhausen —

— Écran Noir's review of ( ( ( ( ( ( /*\ ) ) ) ) ) ) in Oberhausen —

— critic.de: "Architektur der Unsicherheit: Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen 2020" —

— Vertedero Cultural: "Memoria y Resistencia" —

— Radio Canada Internacional: "Ecos en Montreal" —

AWARDS:

— BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT at FIC Morelia —

— BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM at Ann Arbor Film Festival —

— JURY CITATION at CUFF: Chicago Underground Film Festival —

— BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT at Melbourne Doc Festival —

— JURY AWARD at L'Alternativa —

SELECT FESTIVALS:

— Oberhausen (Germany) —

— RIDM (Canada) —

— FIFEQ (Canada) —

— Ambulante (Mexico) —

— FICG (Mexico) —

— GIFF (Mexico) —

— FICN Cotonou (Benin) —

— ENCOUNTERS (South Africa) —

— Tacoma Film Festival (USA) —

— Maryland Film Festival (USA) —

— Chicago Underground Film Festival (USA) —

— Athens International Film & Video Festival (USA) —

— Muestra de Cine + Video Indígena (Chile) —

— Melbourne Documentary Film Festival (Australia) —

— Ulju Mountain Film Festival (South Korea) —

— Bangkok Ignite Film Festival (Thailand) —

— Ann Arbor Film Festival (USA) —

— Open City Doc Fest (England) —

— L'Alternativa (Spain) —

— Antimatter (Canada) —

— FICWALLMAPU (Chile) —

— Punto de Vista (Spain) —

SCREENINGS AND BOOKINGS:

hola((at))themodernjungle.net

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