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VII Domitilas

Chanting saved Domitila from a deadly fever. From that moment on, she uses her voice as a spiritual bridge and so she decided to pray for the souls of the dead in her native town, San Miguel Pocitos in Puebla, México.

  • Diego Rodrigo Ruiz Velázquez
    Director
  • Bernardo Chávez Castellanos
    Producer
  • Mauricio Sánchez Arias
    Cinematographer
  • Nicolás García Lieberman
    Music Composer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    VII Domitilas
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    21 minutes 46 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 5, 2019
  • Country of Origin:
    Mexico
  • Country of Filming:
    Mexico
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Premio José Rovirosa
    CDMX
    Mexico
    Premio a Mejor Documental Estudiantil
  • Festival de Málaga
    Málaga
    Spain
    Cortometrajes Documentales Sección Oficial
  • Festival de Cine Documental Mexicano Zanate
    Colima
    Mexico
    Premio al Mejor Documental Universitario
  • Festival Latinoamericano de Escuelas de Cine "Fernando Birri"
    Venado Tuerto
    Argentina
    Selección Oficial de Documental
  • Festival Internacional de Cine de León
    León
    Mexico
    Selección Oficial de Documental
  • DOQUMENTA Festival Internacional de Cine Documental
    Querétaro
    Mexico
    DOQU Competencia Universitaria de Corto Documental
Director Biography - Diego Rodrigo Ruiz Velázquez

Mexican filmmaker and cinematographer. In 2015 he entered the Escuela Nacional de Artes Cinematográficas (ENAC), where he is currently working on his documentary thesis. His projects include "VII Domitilas", "Aquiles y las Tortugas" and "Boleros Pasajeros"; the first two are currently on tour of festivals and the last one is a documentary short film made for the website of The Guardian newspaper. He has also collaborated in Correspondencias: cine y pensamiento. And he has been a young jury in the FICG, in the Black Canvas FCC and, twice, in the CILECT Prize Competition.

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