Mom
80 mins
In this deeply moving dialogue between mother and son, Mexican Tzotzil director Xun Sero confronts his past with honesty, understanding and forgiveness. Growing up without a father, he blamed his mother for the paternal absence in his life; this, for him, became his first act of violence against the feminine and his own mother. Societal pressure and shame prevented his mother from speaking about the realities of violence in her childhood and within her partnership with the director's father. Guided by the desire to understand who his mother is, Sero has created an extraordinarily sensitive first film where both mother and son open a dialogue in an attempt at self-discovery. Bravely, together, they open the door to a room of darkness and unknowns and begin to walk down a path of healing.
Xun Sero
Director
Xun Sero
Screenplay
Xun Sero
Cinematography
Daniela Contreras
Producer
Nicolas Défossé
Producer
José Alfredo Jiménez Pérez
Cinematography
Jaime Álvarez
Sound Engineer
Nicolas Défossé
Editor
Martin de Torcy
Sound Designer
Pablo Fernández Murguía
Sound Mixer
Néstor Abel Jiménez Díaz
Colorist
Ángel Paul López
Additional Photography
Pía Quintana
Additional Photography
Carlo Magno Morales
Additional Photography
Pía Quintana
Line Producer
Daniela Contreras
Executive Producer
Claudia Susana Córdova Méndez
Executive Producer's Assistant
Jenifer López Miles
Executive Producer's Assistant
Carlo Magno Morales
Executive Producer's Assistant
Madely Trujillo Ballinas
Production Office Assistant
Luz Angélica Gordillo
Accountant
María Gil
Legal Services
Daniela Contreras
Development Producer
María Inés Roqué
Production Consultant
Adriana Rodríguez
Sound Recordist
Xun Sero
Sound Recordist
Néstor Abel Jiménez Díaz
Sound Recordist
José Luis Mijangos
Sound Recordist
Nicolas Défossé
Post Producer
Adolfo López Magaña
Title Designer
Martin de Torcy
Sound Editor
Ruari Coghlan
Sound Assistant
Arantxa Oliver
Foley Artist
Sofía Hernández
Foley Editor
Miguel Ángel Molina
Sound Mix Technician
Jean de Certeau
Editorial Consultant
Pedro de la Garza
Color Timer
Xun Sero
Translator
Susannah Ray Daniels
Translator
Nicolas Défossé
Translator
Arandza Matus Arrambide Ramírez
Translator
Carolina Coppel
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Ernesto Pardo
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Nicolás Echevarría
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Dinazar Urbina Mata
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Elke Franke
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