The Joy Club

In the border city of Tijuana, Mexico a community of elder people dance and sing a long to forget their troubles. "El club de La alegría" serves as dancing therapy for widows and widowers, following body motion and movement we understand how people are willing to live and start their lives all over again.

  • Miguel Buenrostro
    Director
  • Miguel Buenrostro
    Writer
  • Miguel Buenrostro
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 50 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 30, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    2,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Mexico
  • Country of Filming:
    Mexico
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Miguel Buenrostro

Throughout my career I have worked as a film director - video artist, spatial practitioner and activist in Mexico and the United States.

I am interested in exploring the many possibilities of transmedia approaches towards Migration, Memory and the Archive as a political language.

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