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Coapan on Standby

Coapan En Espera is an experimental documentary highlighting the migratory history and diaspora of a community from Cholula, Puebla, Mexico. The community of San Francisco Coapan first started migrating to the U.S in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. Now almost 30 years after the first people left their hometown, the hope of returning or not returning home one day reflects in this community’s current emotional flux of being on standby. With over half of the total community’s population now living in the U.S, the tensions and uncertainty deepen.

  • Federico Cuatlacuatl
    Director
  • Federico Cuatlacuatl
    Writer
  • Federico Cuatlacuatl
    Producer
  • Gabby
    Key Cast
  • Pedro
    Key Cast
  • Changuito
    Key Cast
  • Obdulia
    Key Cast
  • Chela
    Key Cast
  • Manuel
    Key Cast
  • Lala
    Key Cast
  • Focos
    Key Cast
  • David
    Key Cast
  • Teotl
    Key Cast
  • Melanie
    Key Cast
  • Ashley
    Key Cast
  • Joshua Rodenberg
    Sound Artist
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Coapan En Espera
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Documentary, Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    experimental, documentary
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes 16 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 23, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Mexico
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Native Crossroads Film Festival
    Norman
    United States
    April 6, 2019
    North American Premiere
    N/A
  • Virginia Film Festival
    Charlottesville, Virginia
    United States
    October 26, 2019
    N/A
    N/A
  • Oaxaca Film Fest
    Oaxaca City
    Mexico
    October 5, 2019
    Mexico
    New Industry Selection
  • Seattle Latino Film Festival
    Seattle
    United States
    October 5, 2019
    Seattle
  • Official Latino Short Film Festival
    Palm Desert
    United States
    November 1, 2019
    California
  • 27th San Diego Latino Film Festival
    San Diego
    United States
    Official Selection
  • Experimental Film Guanajuato
    Guanajuato
    Mexico
    Official Selection
  • Screener Short Films
    London
    United Kingdom
    February 5, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Caribbean Sea International Film Festival
    Nueva Esparta
    Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
    Official Selection
  • Festival Internacional de Cine para una Cultura de Paz
    Veracruz
    Mexico
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Federico Cuatlacuatl

Born in Cholula, Puebla, Mexico, Federico Cuatlacuatl is an indigenous artist based in Virginia. He grew up in Indiana and received his MFA in 2015, specializing in Digital Arts from Bowling Green State University. Federico's work is invested in disseminating topics of Latinx immigration, social art practice, and cultural sustainability. Building from his own experience growing up as an undocumented immigrant and previously holding DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), Federico’s research is primarily concerned with pressing realities in current social, political, and cultural issues that Latinx undocumented immigrants face in the U.S. Federico’s independent productions have been screened in various national and international film festivals. As founder and director of the Rasquache Artist Residency in Puebla, Mexico, he actively stays involved in socially engaged works and binational endeavors.

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