The Last Council

Who stole the money at the ceremony for the change of authority in an indigenous village?

12 min | Transmission | 2012

Synopsis

At the ceremony for the change of authority in an indigenous village, where a council of elders hand over to a council of younger men, all the money in the village treasury is publicly counted. The next day the box is empty. Who stole the money?

Artistic and technic data

Year: 2012
Duration: 12 min
Direction: Itandehui Jansen
Production: Lista Calista Films
Indigenous peoples: Mixteco
Geographic area: Mexico
Language: Spanish, Mixteco
Subtitles: Spanish, English
Subject: Transmission
Genre(s): Fiction