El Último Consejo (The Last Council)

Director: Itandehui Jansen

12 minutes / Mixtec and Spanish spoken/ Mexico 2012

The elders in an Indigenous town pass their leadership on to a younger generation. After the ceremony the treasury is empty, leaving all to wonder who took the money.

Made with support of the IMCINE post-production fund
Screened among others at

Washington DC Shorts
Cork International Film Festival
Guadalajara International Film Festival
Guanajuato International Film Festival
Short Shorts Mexico
ImagineNative
Festival Internacional de Viña del Mar

Was nominated to the Mexican Critics Award "Diosa de Plata"
Received the Cynthia Lickers-Sage Best Emerging Talent Award