Tiempo de Lluvia (In Times of Rain)
Directed by Itandehui Jansen
90 minute Drama / Spanish and Mixtec / Mexico 2018
Soledad is a matriarch and traditional healer whose daughter Adela left behind her infant son to find work in Mexico City. Years later, Soledad and her grandson Jose share a strong bond rooted in their love of culture and land. As she continues to pass on her knowledge and teachings to him, Soledad receives an unexpected call from her daughter who intends for Jose to join her in the city. Fearing an uncertain future for them both, Soledad struggles to cope with her impeding heartbreak as she awaits her daughter's return.
Winner of the 2018 Oaxaca Film Fest Best Emerging Feature Award
Screened among others at:
Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF)
Festival Internacional de Mérida y Yucatán (FICMY)
ImagineNative
LAKINO
Birraranga International Film Festival, Australia
World Cinema Film Festival Amsterdam