Tierra Madre (2010)
- Original title
- Tierra madre
- Directed by
- Dylan Verrechia
- Genre
- LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- Mexico
- Runtime
- 1h 02m
- Rating
- 4.8 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This film follows a transgender woman in northern Mexico as she navigates family ties and her own identity. It shows her daily life and the people around her in a rural border community.
quietcontemplativeintimateslow-pacedearthyhopefulpersonalnaturalistic
What happens
Dylan Verrechia (born March 9, 1976, in Paris) is a Dane Barthélemois award-winning film director, auteur, screenwriter, director of photography, and producer, with ankylosing spondylitis and multiple sclerosis. He is best known for his trilogy: Tijuana Makes Me Happy, Tierra madre, and La Pura Vida, which won him among many other accolades the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature at Slamdance, Best Mexican Fiction Feature Special Mention at Morelia International Film Festival, and Best Narrative Feature at Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival. Verrechia's documentaries Kumeyaay Land received Best Documentary at Red Nation Film Festival, and Kids of the Majestic won Best Feature Children's Advocacy at Artivist Film Festival & Awards.[1] His dark fantasy Pégame won Best Mexican Narrative Feature at Rosarito International Film Festival, and Best International Feature Film at Williamsburg International Film Festival. He is also founder of Troopers Films (Arakimentari Audience Award Winner for Best Feature Documentary at Brooklyn Film Festival), 25th Frame (Sara Ziff's pre-MeToo movement Picture Me Audience Award Winner at Milan Film Festival), and Palenque Filmaciones (Padre nuestro (2007 film) Grand Jury Prize at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival). Verrechia is a U.S. citizen, and his films look particularly at Baja California, Mexico, where he lives. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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