La libertad

LA LIBERTAD is a “greca” film, a meander film, with no beginning nor end, weaving together fragments of daily life at the Navarro´s, counting threads and time, wondering and wandering around words as emancipation, labor, and freedom (la libertad), the word that most appeared in the conversations. The “greca”, the meander, is the main symbol weaved in the textiles made by the Navarro sisters, from Santo Tomás Jalieza, México. In the textiles, animals, objects and spaces are represented. Their fabrics are made in the backstrap loom, a prehispanic technique preserved by indigenous women for centuries. Through textiles, the women have built the archives of a different history of Mexico´s crosscultural relationships, “mestizaje”, colonialism and modernity.

  • Duration: 30 Min.
  • Countries: Mexiko, Colombia, United States
  • Languages: Spanish
  • Subtitles: English
  • Production year: 2017