LA SOMBRA DE LAS PALERMAS – THE SHADOW OF THE PALM TREE
Yesenia Novoa Rodríguez, Magali Rocha Donnadieu | Mexico 2024 | 17 min. | Spanish with English subtitles
TUESDAY, 21.05. | 7 pm
De France, Saal 1 | TICKETS
PART OF THE SHORT FILM PROGRAMME ISA II
World premiere
Dying palm trees in Mexico City invite us to explore a withering dream. The plant once made it into the city as a symbol of an envisioned paradise. In the metropolis, they lined magnificent colonial buildings and brought places of distant longing to the city. Today, the façade is crumbling and the palm trees’ hollow trunks in LA SOMBRA DE LAS PALERMAS whisper the story of colonialism, capitalism, and climate change.
Director: Yesenia Novoa Rodríguez, Magali Rocha Donnadieu
Cinematography: Miriam Ortíz Guzmán
Editing: Yesenia Novoa Rodríguez
Sound: Pamela Casasa
Production: Hugo Chávez Carvaja
BIOGRAPHY
Yesenia Novoa is a documentary filmmaker graduated from the ENAP-UNAM. In 2021 she directed, wrote and edited her short film “La Ciudad de la Pericia” which she received international and national awards. Magali Rocha is a producer who graduated from the CCC school. In 2021, she directed and produced the animated short film “Llueve”. Her works have been nominated for 5 Ariel awards in Mexico.
