Kumeyaay Land

Kumeyaay Land
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDylan Verrechia
Written byDylan Verrechia
Produced byDylan Verrechia
StarringEva Carillo, Fausto Diaz Carillo, Angel Fausto Diaz Carillo
Distributed byVerrechia Films LLC
Release date
Running time
21 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

Kumeyaay Land is a 2024 Mexican documentary short film made in the Kumeyaay community of San José de la Zorra in Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California, Mexico, directed by Dylan Verrechia, commissioned by the head of the community Eva Carillo and Fausto Diaz Carillo. The documentary received the Red Nation Film Award of Excellence for Best Documentary Short Subject at the Red Nation Film Festival,[1] the Environmental, Social, Economic, Political Justice Award for Indigenous America at Latino & Native American Film Festival, and the Honorable Mention for Best Mexican Documentary at Shorts México.[2]

Synopsis

Living in their ancestral home of Baja California, Mexico, the Kumeyaay community of San José de la Zorra are resisting the invasion to keep their culture, their land and their water.

Awards

  • Red Nation Film Award of Excellence for Best Documentary Short Subject at Red Nation Film Festival,
  • Honorable Mention for Best Mexican Documentary at Shorts México,[2]
  • Environmental, Social, Economic, Political Justice Award for Indigenous America at Latino & Native American Film Festival[3]

References

  1. ^ "Cementing Native Indigenous at the forefront of the Entertainment Industry". Retrieved 2024-10-20.
  2. ^ a b "Ganadores de Shorts México". Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  3. ^ "Latino & Native American Film Festival (LANAFF)". Retrieved 2024-11-20.