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The left path

A woman. An Indigenous woman. An Indigenous woman with a disability. It’s difficult to imagine a more challenging situation for someone living in modern-day Mexico. The story of a teenager limited by her circumstances is also the story of her family: her mother and little sister.

With this backdrop in mind, there could not be a more contradictory image than that of a pair of tennis shoes that appears one day in the middle of a barren piece of land. But as it turns out, these very same tennis shoes will actually kick off the plot of this short film. The tennis shoes find a second life on the feet of our protagonist, and despite all the challenges they encounter together, both keep moving." -Shamir Nazer

  • Paola Chavira Leyva
    Director
  • Paola Chavira Leyva
    Writer
  • Melissa Rocha Avitia
    Producer
  • Paola Chavira Leyva
    Producer
  • Romina Flores
    Key Cast
    "Masan"
  • Aurora Barraza
    Key Cast
    "Jochi"
  • Melissa Zaragoza
    Key Cast
    "Dug"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    El camino de la izquierda
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 10, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    4,000 MXN
  • Country of Origin:
    Mexico
  • Country of Filming:
    Mexico
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Festival del Nuevo Cine Mexicano de Durango
    Durango, Durango
    Mexico
    May 16, 2018
    Durango
    Mejor cortometraje Hecho en Durango
Distribution Information
  • Paola Chavira Leyva
Director Biography - Paola Chavira Leyva

22, mexican girl. I'm finishing my degree in Communications at the Universidad José Vasconcelos, I'm also studying filmmaking at the Centro de cimatografía y actuación Dolores del Río. My first shortfilm The left path won the prize for Best Short film at the Durango Festival of New Mexican Cinema, was also official selection in the Vancouver Latin American Film Festival, Monterrey International Film Festival, Libre Cinema Festival and Dulcísimo Ovario Festival de cine y video feminista.

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