Native Visions: Documentaries on Mexican Culture

Native Visions: Two Documentaries on Indigenous Mexican Culture

2501 Migrants: A Journey, by Yolanda Cruz

Day Two, by Dante Cerano

Reencuentros: 2501 Migrantes (Mexico/USA, 2008, 57 min.) examines the effects of mass emigration in the Oaxacan town of Teococuilo, virtually deserted after most of its adult indigenous population departed to look for work in the United States or Mexico City. Yolanda Cruz’s documentary tells the story of artist Alejandro Santiago, who sets out to create a monumental installation of 2501 life-size sculptures of all the people who left. Because Teocucuilo, he feels, is... so empty. The program also features Dante Cerano’s award-winning video essay Día dos (Mexico, 2004, 23 min.), an idiosyncratic and irreverent take on the second day of a P’urhepecha wedding ceremony.

In person: Yolanda Cruz

Curated by Jesse Lerner and Steve Anker.

Jack H. Skirball Series