Private Project

Moon Dance Medicine Music Video Project - Huey Tonantzin

Huey Tonantzin is a traditional chant in Nahuatl for the Mother Goddess Tonantzin who represents Great Mother Earth of the Mexica People. This video shows the power of prayer, dance, and is 1 of 9 videos to tell the story of how these powerful chants can change lives. This video invokes the mother goddess within us all and within mother earth as a living and breathing entity.

  • Tia-Marie Brown
    Director
  • Tia-Marie Brown
    Producer
  • Marisa Reyes
    Producer
  • Marisa Miquiztochtli Reyes
    Key Cast
    "Artist"
  • Brandon Werlin
    Filmed By
  • Marco Rosas
    Edited By
  • Elwira Miezal
    Set Design and Costumes
  • Andy Tubman
    Music Production
  • Marisa Reyes
    Music Production
  • Jesús Aldana
    Music Production
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Music Video, Short
  • Genres:
    Prayer, Medicine Music
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 10 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 21, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    0 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    Other
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Tia-Marie Brown

Tia-Marie is a 1st time producer and director for the Moon Dance Music Video Project. She studied cinematography in undergrad as well as film composition in graduate school. She has a focus on spreading the power of prayer and spirit through song, dance, and photography. The project she was producing would have consisted of 9 music videos sharing the power of these songs, however, this was cut short when the co-producer and artist, Marisa Reyes, was diagnosed with Breast Cancer, later passing away in 2023 before the project was completed. Through the sharing of the music and videos created before her passing, the Miquiztochtli Spirit through which all of it was born stays alive.

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Director Statement

I find my passion in film and music when I can appropriately give feelings and understanding to what is being shown. There exists a spirit within everything and when you have a chance to capture it and show it as is, it becomes meaningful and sacred, living beyond time.