Ethnocide, notes on the Mezquital =

Duration: 55

Year Published: 1976

Creator: Etnocidio, notas sobre el mesquital = Ethnocide, notes sur la région du mesquital / Office National du Film du Canada ; Cine Difusión Sep, México ; jefe de producción ; producción, Jean-Marc Garand, Vicente Silva, Bosco Arochi ; guión, Roger Bartra, Paul Leduc ; dirección, Paul Leduc.

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Credits: Leduc, Paul, 1942-; Resendi, Carlos.; Garand, Jean-Marc.; Silva, Vicente.; Arochi, Bosco.; Bartra, Roger.; Dufaux, Georges.; Castanedo, Rafael.; National Film Board of Canada.; Cine Difusión Sep, México.

Description: Production date and credits taken from print.; Original running time: 127 min.; Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CUY.; PFA 1612-19-4156. Restricted: Not for research use.; Gerencia de producción, Thelma Meraz, Françoise Berd ; coordinación, Andrés Paniagua, Andre Paquet ; cámara, Georges Dufaux ; 2a cámara, Angel Goded ; asistentes de cámara, Fernando Robles, Leoncio Villarias ; sonido, serge Beauchemin ; edición, Rafael Castanedo, Paul Leduc, J. Richard Robesco ; post producción, Gilles Péloquin ; regrabación, Jean-Pierre Joutel.; Studies the conditions of the Otomí Indians of the Mezquital valley of central Mexico. It contrasts the life of the rich dairy farmers and the poor Indians who struggle to survive. Traces the life and working conditions of those who go north of the border to the United States to look for work.; In Spanish with English subtitles.; PFA 1612-19-4156. CONDITION NOTE: Last checked: May 12, 2004 incomplete, missing r2-4; totally faded color; scratched.

Metadata Source:BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE