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.
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Federico CuatlacuatlDirector
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Federico CuatlacuatlWriter
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Federico CuatlacuatlProducer
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GabbyKey Cast
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PedroKey Cast
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ChanguitoKey Cast
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ObduliaKey Cast
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ChelaKey Cast
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ManuelKey Cast
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LalaKey Cast
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FocosKey Cast
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DavidKey Cast
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TeotlKey Cast
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MelanieKey Cast
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AshleyKey Cast
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Joshua RodenbergSound Artist
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Project Title (Original Language):Coapan En Espera
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Project Type:Animation, Documentary, Experimental, Short
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Genres:experimental, documentary
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Runtime:15 minutes 16 seconds
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Completion Date:March 23, 2019
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Production Budget:5,000 USD
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Country of Origin:Mexico
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:Spanish
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Native Crossroads Film FestivalNorman
United States
April 6, 2019
North American Premiere
N/A -
Virginia Film FestivalCharlottesville, Virginia
United States
October 26, 2019
N/A
N/A -
Oaxaca Film FestOaxaca City
Mexico
October 5, 2019
Mexico
New Industry Selection -
Seattle Latino Film FestivalSeattle
United States
October 5, 2019
Seattle -
Official Latino Short Film FestivalPalm Desert
United States
November 1, 2019
California -
27th San Diego Latino Film FestivalSan Diego
United States
Official Selection -
Experimental Film GuanajuatoGuanajuato
Mexico
Official Selection -
Screener Short FilmsLondon
United Kingdom
February 5, 2021
Official Selection -
Caribbean Sea International Film FestivalNueva Esparta
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Official Selection -
Festival Internacional de Cine para una Cultura de PazVeracruz
Mexico
Official Selection
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.