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Ndatu Savi - Water's Fate

In the indigenous and Afro Mexican communities of Oaxaca’s coastal region (Costa Chica), the future is played out in the realms of ritual and politics: water rituals, fishermen’s daily struggles and the constant threat to communities of the Río Verde make life hang in the balance delivered by water’s fate.

  • Ignacio Decerega
    Director
  • Cristobal Jasso
    Director
  • Ignacio Decerega
    Writer
  • Cristobal Jasso
    Writer
  • Ignacio Decerega
    Producer
  • Felipe García Hernandez
    Key Cast
  • Juana López Sánchez
    Key Cast
  • Julia Herrera B ustos
    Key Cast
  • Pedro Curtidor
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Ndatu Savi - La Suerte del Agua
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    Human Rights, Indigenous People, Environment
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 3 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    January 17, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    Mexico
  • Country of Filming:
    Mexico
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:0
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Ignacio Decerega, Cristobal Jasso

Cristobal Jasso is a Sociologist and Rural Development specialist. For more than 10 years he has worked in the protection and defense of the environment in Oaxaca’s coastal region (Costa Chica) . He is founder of Community Radio Nu Kann and currently Director of Ecology in the municipality of Pinotepa Nacional. Trained as a historian, Ignacio Decerga is a Chilean/Panamanian filmmaker with over twenty years experience in the film industry. He lives and works out of Mexico where he specializes in films about the environment and human rights issues

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