Festival Viva México - Projection de "Nuestro cuerpo es una estrella que se expande"

The screening with French subtitles will be followed by an online meeting with the directors, Semillites Hernández Velasco and Tania Hernández Velasco.

Our heart is a star that expands
Semillites Hernández Velasco | Tania Hernández Velasco
Documentary | 1h24

Synopsis :
Semillites and Tania, two queer siblings bound by a radiant friendship, embark on a journey through the brown territory of their own bodies, those they once rejected. Amidst landscapes of skin, dreams, viscera, and places that vibrate to the rhythm of their lineage's memory, they discover a constellation of relatives and ancestors—mother, father, grandmother, but also flowers, grasshoppers, and fossils—who accompany them in reinventing their identities, beyond the colonial narratives of Mexico. Through collage, animation, manifesto, dance, and documentary intimacy, the film oscillates between body and territory, revealing the power of transformation and the tenderness of sisterhood.

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/1134613352

Semillites Hernández Velasco - He/him/his

Semillites is a multidisciplinary artist and community arts facilitator from the Afro-Caribbean and transgender community, based in Vancouver, Canada, on the unceded territories of the Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh, and Musqueam Nations. He was born in Mexico City and migrated north at the age of nineteen. His practice is rooted in the celebration of imperfection, which is expressed through self-portraiture. Semillites' work is based on an in-depth exploration of the cultural and social associations related to color and is guided by a commitment to collaborative practices. As an artist and cultural activist, he is dedicated to collaborating with and supporting migrant, BIPOC, and queer communities.

Tania Hernández Velasco - she/him/her

A filmmaker and film educator based in Mexico City. Through intimate, collaborative, sensory, and speculative approaches, her films intertwine and reinvent the body, territory, and identity at the heart of what we call Mexico. Through cinema, she seeks to weave broader kinships between the land, human beings, and beings beyond human.