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Director(s):
Molia (Agnès)
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Producer(s):
TOURNEZ S'IL VOUS PLAIT, ARTE FRANCE
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Territories:
Worldwide.
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Production year:
2019
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Language(s):
German, English, French
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Rights:
TV, DVD, NON-THEATRICAL, INTERNET, VOD
On 1 November in the cemeteries of the Sacatépequez region of Guatemala, the people are not sad for the dead. They communicate with the deceased in a unique and poetic way, using kites. The Guatemalans talk to their ancestors through strings and small pieces of colored paper, fluttering in the wind.
This ritual is the result of a combination of cultures. There is the All Saints tradition of the Catholic calendar, but also a belief in the power of kites that comes from Maya culture, the civilization that preceded colonization.
This all gives rise to a very colorful and lively celebration. They younger ones have adopted this ritual by launching a kind of challenge to make bigger and bigger kites every year. And this year, the biggest one is 18 meters across.