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BLACK RIVER

Every day the Mexican capital expels around 75 thousand liters of wastewater per second, which flow into the Central Emitter and pass through the Tula River located in the State of Hidalgo, this large amount of contaminated water is stored in the Endhó dam.
This dam irrigates an area of ​​185 thousand hectares, with a production of contaminated vegetables that are distributed throughout the country.

  • NANCY LILLIAN DE LA CRUZ LOPEZ
    Director
  • NANCY LILLIAN DE LA CRUZ LOPEZ
    Writer
  • DR. JAIME AMERICO DE LA CRUZ
    Producer
  • NANCY LILLIAN DE LA CRUZ
    Producer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    RIO NEGRO
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    45 minutes
  • Production Budget:
    25,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Mexico
  • Country of Filming:
    Mexico
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    FULL HD Apple Pro Res 422
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16 9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • MUESTRA INTERNACIONAL DE MUJERES EN EL CINE Y LA TV
    MEXICO
    Mexico
    CINETECA NACIONAL
    Official Selection
  • MUNIC FESTIVAL DE CINE CIENTÍFICO
    MEXICO
    Mexico
    CIUDAD DE MEXICO
    Official Selection
  • Contra el silencio todas las voces
    Mexico
    Mexico
    Ciudad de México
    Reconocimiento
  • Xposure International Photography & Film Festival
    Al Majaz Amphitheatre Sharjah, Sharjah
    United Arab Emirates
    February 23, 2025
    Asia Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Kuala Lumpur International Film Awards
    Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur
    Malaysia
    April 17, 2025
    Malaysia
    Official Selection
  • FICC Terra
    Veracruz
    Mexico
    September 21, 2024
    Official Selection
Distribution Information
  • None
    Country: Mexico
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - NANCY LILLIAN DE LA CRUZ LOPEZ

Graduated from the Social Communication Career at UAM-X. Publication of the book: When the City dreams of us. I have more than 22 years of experience in cultural television in Mexico, with more than 400 programs on the air (TV UNAM, Channel 22, Channel Once, ILCE) as a documentary maker, producer, filmmaker, photographer, editor and screenwriter. Member of the Mexican Association of Women in Film and TV.
Founder and director of Umbrales Productora Audiovisual since 2010.
Since the beginning of my career, my main objectives have been: to make audiovisual materials that collaborate with the transformation of society.
I have excelled in the cultural and educational environment as Director of documentaries and television series.
As a director, the series include: Con Permiso, Sabor, Saber, The Insomnia Show, Solórzano en la Red, (TV UNAM), Solórzano 3.0 (Channel Once).
As Director and producer I have made: Las hijas de Eva (2006), CREADORES FONCA, documentaries about contemporary artists (2017) and SERIE EROS (2019) broadcast on Channel 22.

FILMOGRAPHY
Among my works, the documentary EL TERRITORIO DEL JAGUAR stands out, which deals with the conservation of the jaguar and which has been disseminated by the NETWORK and all the cultural channels of Mexico. With 450,0000 views on YouTube as part of the Jaguar Conservation Strategy in Mexico.
The territory of the jaguar. (2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOGIHq4fysY&t=13s

Metro: Identity Space for PROCINE. (2019). Duration: 15 min.

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Director Statement

We are at a crucial moment to save our ecosystems without them the quality of life of human beings is degraded. We need nature to survive.