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Men of Salt

Hombres de sal
Luis Armando Sosa Gil
International Competition Short Film 2022
Documentary Film
Mexico,
USA
2022
14 minutes
Spanish
Subtitles: 
English

Cristobal, a young fisherman at work outside the Mexican port of Lázaro Cárdenas, shares his insights: Fishing is harder than working out. Also, he and the sea are connected by a progressing disease. At night he perceives what can only be grasped from the boat: the chemicals flowing into the water, the smell, the red lights of the steel mill. “Men of Salt” tells of a dilemma: What if you identify with an ecosystem that’s ceaselessly being abused?

Carolin Weidner

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Director
Luis Armando Sosa Gil
Script
Luis Armando Sosa Gil
Cinematographer
Luis Armando Sosa Gil
Editor
Luis Armando Sosa Gil
Producer
Luis Armando Sosa Gil, Beuukubi Arenas
Sound
Luis Armando Sosa Gil, Carlos Cortés Navarrete, Oscar Victoria, Odin Acosta
Sound Design
Carlos Cortés Navarrete, Oscar Victoria, Odin Acosta
Score
Jorge Alba
Narrator
Cristobal Ortega