A short documentary in Mixtec language exploring precolonial stories as conveyed by Mixtec precolonial pictorial documents. The documentary follows the rise and fall of lord Eight Deer, a precolonial Mixtec ruler. It explores his childhood...See moreA short documentary in Mixtec language exploring precolonial stories as conveyed by Mixtec precolonial pictorial documents. The documentary follows the rise and fall of lord Eight Deer, a precolonial Mixtec ruler. It explores his childhood, his longing for power and also his violent death. The film inter cuts images from the precolonial pictorial documents with images of daily life in the Mixtec area.
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