Film Documentary

Trailer for upcoming feature documentary "Flowers in the Desert"

Director: Jose Alvarez
Director of Photography: Pedro Gonzalez Rubio
Editor: Jose Luis Fernandez Tolhurst
S8mm and 16mm Photography: Fernanda Romandia
Original Score: Martin Delgado
Sound Design: Sergio Diaz
Additional Photography: Jose Luis Fernandez Tolhurst, Carlos Clausell

Mantarraya Producciones
Mexico 2009

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The Wixarika culture (or Huichol) originates from the Mexican states of Jalisco, Nayarit, and Durango where more than 50,000 Huicholes currently live and practice their traditions.

Every year the Huicholes embark on pilgrimages from the mountain ranges in Jalisco to the Wirikuta Desert in San Luis PotosÌ and to the Aramara Sea along the coast of San Blas, Nayarit; amongst other places.

More than 80 hours of film were shot as filmmakers were extended the rare opportunity to follow the Huicholes from San Jose on their travels and document their daily lives over a two-year period.

This film is a result of those experiences.