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*additional short, Land of Cold, found here. Viewable in the United States only
Far from loved ones, people push external borders and stretch internal boundaries seeking safe havens – willingly or warily. Meanwhile, fantasies of return and tensions between here and there linger. Traversing the perpetual crossroads of nightmares and daydreams, home becomes a space of knowing and not knowing.
During a summer spent with his grandmother on the Oaxacan Coast, a filmmaker explores the layered relationship Puerto Escondido has with tourism through conversations around labor, water, contamination, and gentrification with tourists and locals alike.
- Year2025
- Runtime18 minutes
- CountryMexico, United States
- DirectorJamilli Pacheco-Urquiza
*additional short, Land of Cold, found here. Viewable in the United States only
Far from loved ones, people push external borders and stretch internal boundaries seeking safe havens – willingly or warily. Meanwhile, fantasies of return and tensions between here and there linger. Traversing the perpetual crossroads of nightmares and daydreams, home becomes a space of knowing and not knowing.
During a summer spent with his grandmother on the Oaxacan Coast, a filmmaker explores the layered relationship Puerto Escondido has with tourism through conversations around labor, water, contamination, and gentrification with tourists and locals alike.
- Year2025
- Runtime18 minutes
- CountryMexico, United States
- DirectorJamilli Pacheco-Urquiza