Maidenhood
Xóchitl Enríquez Mendoza
17-year-old Catalina and belongs to an indigenous community in Mexico where it is a tradition to prove your purity on your wedding day. When this moment arrives for Calatina, her body betrays her and she fails to demonstrate her chastity. This leads her to lose her chance of acceptance and respect by both her husband and her community.
This short film has been part of the programme Shorts: Through the Eyes of Others at the Movies that Matter Festival 2022.
Credits
- Director
- Xóchitl Enríquez Mendoza
- Producer
- Eréndira Hernández
- Year
- 2022
- Country of production
- Mexico
- Type
- Short film
- Duration
- 15 minutes
- Spoken language
- Spanish, Zapotec
- Subtitles
- EN
- Production company
- IMCINE - Instituto Mexicano de Cinema
- World Sales
- IMCINE - Instituto Mexicano de Cinema