AURELIA & PEDRO

Synopsis

Fog rolls roll across the green highlands of the Wixáritari in Western Mexico. Young Pedro lives here with his mother Aurelia, isolated from the rest of the world. Pedro leads the goats out to graze and explores his surroundings playfully, while Aurelia weaves fine cloth, gathers firewood and prepares food. A documentary portrait of the symbiotic relationship between a small Indigenous family and their remote homeland.

Director Biography

José Permar and Omar Robles studied audio visual arts in the University of Guadalajara. Funded with other friends their own company Tardígrada, in which they have made several short films that participated in many international film festivals. Aurelia y Pedro is the first documentary made by the two directors.