Three generations of women, one poisoned river, zero answers.
“Aguas Negras” is an experimental documentary about the Cuautitlán River. The film examines the passage of time and the pollution of the river by focusing on conversations with multiple generations of women in the filmmaker's family that have grown up by the river in a municipality identified as having the highest perception of insecurity in the State of Mexico.
Cinematography
Stunning black-and-white that makes toxicity feel beautiful.
Direction
Vargas turns family interviews into urgent political testimony.
Editing
16 minutes that somehow spans decades of ecological grief.
Director
Máte Vargas
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Cuautitlán's designation as Mexico's most insecure municipality reflects how environmental and state violence intertwine in marginalized communities.
The 16-minute runtime mirrors short documentary traditions of Latin American Third Cinema, where brevity becomes political urgency.
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