Xquipi

The Navel

by Juan Pablo Villalobos

Coral and her pregnant sister Luz live in an old house without running water. In their yard, three masons are building a cistern. During the excavation, the men find an ancient grave and an archaeologist arrives. By night, while Luz is giving birth, the workers make an unexpected discovery.

DIRECTING

Juan Pablo Villalobos

SCRIPTWRITING

Juan Pablo Villalobos

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Rodrigo Rodríguez

EDITING

Juan Pablo Villalobos
Rodrigo Rodríguez

SOUND

Gabriela Espinoza

COSTUMES

Kandy Mijangos

PRODUCTION DESIGN

Frank Martínez

SOUND DESIGN

Adrien Kessler

PRODUCTION

Cine Termita & Andrea Film
Associate Producer Laterna Films

WITH

Julia De La Rosa - Coral
Azucena Desales - Luz
Hugo Ramírez - Hugo
Julio Bustillo Toledo - Arqueólogo
Peón - Agustín Gómez Desales
Peón joven - Edgar Gómez
Arqueóloga - Kandy Mijangos

FESTIVALS

21st Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia
63rd Semaine de la Critique de Cannes
14th FICUNAM Ciudad de México
33rdFestival de cine latinoamericano de Biarritz
45th Festival del nuevo cine latinoamericano de La Habana

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Fiction, 2k, 28 min, B&W / 1.33:1 / 5.1 Dolby Sound Language: Spanish