23 minutes that'll wreck you more than the earthquake did.
Documentary about the aftermath of the earthquake that shook Juchitán, on the Mexican Pacific coast. It tells the story of Dxani -muxe seamstress- and Jacinto -mason- and how their lives were radically changed by the strongest earthquake that hit this community; and the poor response of the corrupt authorities.
Direction
Maza lets silence scream louder than rubble.
Cinematography
Devastation filmed with aching, unflinching intimacy.
Director
Santiago Maza
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The muxe identity—recognized Indigenous third gender in Zapotec culture—adds layered vulnerability; Dxani faces double marginalization as both disaster survivor and queer woman in a system that already overlooks her.
The 2017 Puebla earthquake killed 370+; this film exposes how 'natural' disasters are manufactured by infrastructure neglect. FREE
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