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Doña Cristi's grocery store

Español:
Este documental nos adentrará al hogar de Doña Cristi, una mujer de 74 años que ha atendido su local de abarrotes durante más de tres décadas. Conoceremos su historia de vida y las dificultades cotidianas de de sacar adelante a sus hijxs, cinco de ellos con múltiples discapacidades, quienes son su motor para levantarse cada mañana, y hacer frente a toda adversidad.
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Inglés:
This documentary will take us into the home of Doña Cristi, a 74-year-old woman who has run her grocery store for more than three decades. We will learn about her life story and the daily difficulties of raising her children, five of them with multiple disabilities, who are her driving force to get up every morning and face all adversity.This documentary will take us into the home of Doña Cristi, a 74-year-old woman who has run her store for more than three decades. From her daily life we ​​will learn about her life, the difficulties of caring for her blind children and the element that makes her wake up every morning in the face of all adversity.

  • Victor Manuel "Vicman" Ortigoza
    Director
  • Sara Gonzalez Zamudio
    Writer
  • Vicman Ortigoza
    Producer
  • Erick Eduardo Solar Infante
    Fotógrafo
  • Rafael Gonzalez
    Asistente de fotografía
  • Luis Daniel Montaño
    Sonido directo
  • Irving Salomé
    Músico
  • Sunamy Ortigoza
    Asistente de producción
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    La Tienda de Doña Cristi
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    23 minutes 24 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 1, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    4,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Mexico
  • Country of Filming:
    Mexico
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Centro Cultural Ollin Yoliztli
Director Biography - Victor Manuel "Vicman" Ortigoza

Español:
(2001, Ecatepec de Morelos) Víctor Manuel "Vicman" Ortigoza es actor, director y productor. Estudió Artes Visuales en la Facultad de Artes y Diseño de la UNAM. Fue parte del Talles de Análisis Gráfico del Guion Cinematográfico de la ENAC impartido por Jorge García y del Diplomado en Creación Audiovisual Comunitaria de PROCINE, INJUVE y el CC Ollin Yolitzli. LA TIENDA DE DOÑA CRISTI es su primer cortometraje documental como director.

English
(2001, Ecatepec de Morelos) Víctor Manuel "Vicman" Ortigoza is an actor, director and producer. He studied Visual Arts at the Faculty of Arts and Design of the UNAM. It was part of the Graphic Analysis of Film Script Workshops at ENAC taught by Jorge García and the Diploma in Community Audiovisual Creation from PROCINE, INJUVE and the CC Ollin Yolitzli. LA TIENDA DE DOÑA CRISTI is his first documentary short film as a director.

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Director Statement

"La Tienda de Doña Cristi" es un homenaje a mi abuelita Cristina Rivera Hernández, el cual busca honrar su vida pero sobre todo visibilizar su lucha por sacar adelante a sus hijos con discapacidad visual pese a cualquier adversidad.

"Doña Cristi's grocery store" is a tribute to my grandmother Cristina Rivera Hernández, which seeks to honor her life but above all to make visible her struggle to raise her children with visual disabilities despite any adversity.