TOTEM
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 and screenwriter: Lila Avilés
Director of photography: Diego Tenorio
Editor: Omar Guzmán
Sound designer: Guido Berenblum
Mixing: Rune Palving
Art Director: Nohemi Gonzalez Martinez
Costume designers: Nora Solís, Jimena Fernández
Makeup and hair styling: Vanessa Campos
Casting: Gabriela Cartol, Lila Avilés
Music: Thomas Becka
Line Producer: Héctor Zubieta
Co-Producers: Per Damgaard Hansen, Jean-Baptiste Bailly-Maître
Producers: Tatiana Graullera, Lila Avilés, Louise Riousse
With the support of EFICINE PRODUCTION-BBVA, Danish Film Institute, HBF HUBERT BALS, AIDE AUX CINÉMAS DU MONDE - CNC, Visions Sud Est with the support of 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 Sanchez Napo : Juan Francisco Maldonado Lucia: Iazua Larios Roberto: Alberto Amador.
- Berlinale premiere #73 Official Competition /Eucumenical Jury Prize
- Cinélatino de Toulouse Audience Award
- Hong Kong International Film Festival International Competition / Grand Prix Firebird Award International Competition
- Belgrade International Film Festival
- Vilnius Film Festival / Critics' Choice Section
- New Directors/ New Films at Lincoln
- International Film Festival of Uruguay
- Istanbul Film Festival / Best of Fest
- Beijing International Film Festival / Tiantan Award Competition
