TÓTEM is a choral film about life. Seven-year-old Sol spends the day at her Grandfather’s home, helping with the preparations for a surprise party for her father. Throughout the day, chaos slowly takes over, fracturing the family’s foundations. Sol will embrace the essence of letting go as a release for existence.
Director & screenwriter : Lila Avilés
DOP: Diego Tenorio
Edition: Omar Guzmán
Sound Design: Guido Berenblum
Music: Thomas Becka
Sound Mixer: Rune Palving
Production Design: Nohemi González Martínez
Costumes: Nora Solís and Jimena Fernández
Make up: Vanessa Campos
Casting: Gabriela Cartol and Lila Avilés
Production Manager: Héctor Zubieta
Co Producers: Per Damgaard Hansen, Jean-Baptiste Bailly-Maitre Producers
Tatiana Graullera, Lila Avilés, Louise Riousse
With the support of EFICINE PRODUCCIÓN-BBVA, Danish Film Institute, HBF HUBERT BALS, AIDE AUX CINÉMAS DU MONDE – CNC, Visions Sud Est with the support of the SDC (Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation)
CAST Sol : Naíma Sentíes Nuri : Montserrat Marañon Alejandra : Marisol Gasé Esther : Saori Gurza Tonatiuh : Mateo García Elizondo Cruz : Teresita Sánchez Napo: Juan Francisco Maldonado Lucía: Iazua Larios Roberto: Alberto Amador
