A 45-minute love letter to grief that somehow leaves you lighter.
During the "Día de Muertos" celebration in Tetela de Ocampo, Puebla, the locals share their traditions and reflections on life and death, while the Zamitiz brothers recount how the loss of their parents gave them a unique understanding of memory, mourning, and life itself.
Cinematography
Ofrendas and faces lit like living paintings.
Direction
Yañez lets silence do the heavy lifting.
Writing
Zamitiz brothers' testimonies feel like poetry.
Director
Alexis Yañez
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tetela de Ocampo's Día de Muertos blends Nahua and Catholic traditions rarely filmed for international audiences.
Director Yañez spent three years building trust with the Zamitiz family before filming; several ritual scenes were captured during actual celebrations, not staged recreations.
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