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Tuyuku

A millenial tree that once birthed Yosonuviko, the village of the clouds, comes back into collective memory to the locals through the ancient language of rain, Sa'an Savi, to remind the of their feeble human condition among nature's immensity.
Metaphor of life through time, that reminds us of the importance of coexistence with nature.

  • Nicolás Rojas Sánchez
    Director
  • Nicolás Rojas Sánchez
    Writer
  • Nicolás Rojas Sánchez
    Producer
  • Erik Baeza
    Producer
  • Casandra Casasola
    Producer
  • Nicolás Rojas
    Cinematographer
  • Casandra Casasola
    Cinematographer
  • Malitzin Cortés
    Music
  • Ricardo Lameiras
    Sound Design
  • Arturo Capur
    Sound Design
  • Antonio R. de Nicolás
    Postproduction
  • Pamela Torres Maldonado
    Postproduction Coordinator
  • Sinfoko Films
    Production Companies
  • Pulque Films
    Production Companies
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Tuyuku
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Short
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    August 26, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    0 MXN
  • Country of Origin:
    Mexico
  • Country of Filming:
    Mexico
  • Language:
    Other
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Festival Internacional de cine y medio ambiente de México
    Cuernavaca
    Mexico
    May 21, 2019
    11 festival internacional de cine y medio ambiente de México
    Muestra
  • Morelia Film Fest
    Morelia
    Mexico
    October 22, 2019
    National Premiere
    Ojo a Mejor Cortometraje Documental Mexicano
  • 20º ImagineNative Film Fest
    Toronto
    October 25, 2019
    International Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Hispanic Culture Film Festival
    Florida
    October 6, 2019
    Official Selection
  • Zacatecas International Film Fest
    Zacatecas
    Mexico
    January 16, 2020
  • Festival Internacional de Cine Film Bengaluru
    UB
    India
    November 19, 2020
    Exhibition
  • Ultracinema
    Oaxaca
    Mexico
    November 24, 2019
    Official Selection
  • Festival de Cine “PUY TA CUXLEJALTIC”
    Chiapas
    Mexico
    December 15, 2020
    Official Selection
  • CINEOLA
    California
    United States
    June 6, 2020
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Nicolás Rojas Sánchez

Nicolás Rojas Sánchez
Oaxaca, México, 1984. Director, guionista y productor. En 2006 escribe y dirige “Snuu viko. El lugar de las nubes y algunas palabras perdidas”, docudrama condecorado con el Premio CDI en el 6o Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia en 2008. Director y
co-guionista de “Música para después de dormir”, cortometraje producido por el Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía en 2013; y galardonado con el premio ARIEL que otorga la Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas en 2014. En 2018, bajo la producción de CONACULTA-FONCA, desarrolla el guión de ciencia ficción “Yutu” (Árbol), y filma el documental “Tuyuku” (Ahuehuete). Su guión “Bienvenido a Pueblo Viejo” recibió asesoría por medio del IMCINE y el laboratorio de historias en Morelia : Sundance 2018, actualmente bajo la producción de Animal de luz films.

Was born on the 8th of July 1984, in San Juan Mixtepec, Oaxaca, México.
In 2007 he graduated with a BA in Communication Sciences with the short film
“Snuu viko. El lugar de las nubes y algunas palabras perdidas”. This short film received the award for best Indigenous narrative at the Morelia International Film Festival (2008). He wrote and directed the short film “Música para después de dormir”, with support from the Mexican Film Institute IMCINE (2012), which won an Ariel for best short film, the Mexican Academy of Cinematic Arts and Sciences Award. With support by
CONACULTA-FONCA (2018), he writes the sci-fi features film scripts Yutu (Tree) and
El hombre que salió bajo tierra (The underground man); also he filmed the documentary Tuyuku (Ahuehuete). His feature film script Bienvenido a Pueblo Viejo received development support by the Mexican Film Institute and the story laboratory in Morelia: Sundance 2018.

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Director Statement

“Las palabras de mi madre en su lecho de muerte desataron esta búsqueda que culminó en una metáfora comunal sobre la vida, la muerte y nuestra huella en este mundo”.