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Heart

Yollotl
Fernando Colin Roque
International Competition Short Film 2021
Documentary Film
France
2020
17 minutes
Spanish
Subtitles: 
English

A voice speaking the Aztec language Nahuatl and a ritual song accompany the children’s games in the Mayan rain forest. They put their ears to the trees which seem to speak to each other and to the universe. They listen to an ancient love story that continues today. A myth of Mesoamerican culture is invoked. Animated sequences and extreme backlighting visualize the tree’s inner life. What images may emerge in the children’s mind’s eyes?

Anke Leweke

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Director
Fernando Colin Roque
Script
Chloé Belloc
Cinematographer
Fernando Colin Roque
Editor
Fernando Colin Roque, Chloé Belloc, Mathilde Lavenne
Producer
Eric Prigent
Co-Producer
Eduardo Martinez
Sound
Nicolas Verhaeghe, Yannick Delmaire
Score
Fernando Colin Roque
Animation
Fernando Colin Roque
World Sales
Natalia Trebik
Narrator
Fernando Colin Roque