Tag: Indigenous Languages
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Itu Ninu at the Festivals
Itu Ninu celebrated its Mexican premiere in the Official Selection of the Morelia International Film Festival, where it was nominated for Best Mexican Feature Film alongside 11 other titles
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Interview with Armando Bautista García – actor, writer and producer
We sat down for an interview with Armando Bautista García, actor in Itu Ninu, and also screenwriter and producer for the film. Armando earned a Master’s degree in Philosophy at the Autonomous University of Barcelona with a Ford Foundation scholarship. He has written stories, theatre, and film scripts in both Mixtec and Spanish, and received…
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Interview with Nadia Ñuu Savi – The Voice of Sofía
Nadia López García, also known as Nadia Ñuu Savi, is a poet and writer in the Mixtec language. She lent her voice to the character of Sofia in the film Itu Ninu. In this conversation, we discuss writing in Mixtec and her involvement in the movie Itu Ninu. When did you become interested in writing…
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Embracing Mixtec Language and Identity in Film
The film Itu Ninu revolves around the main characters, Angel and Sofia, who serendipitously discover their shared heritage in the same region of Mexico. To connect with each other on a deeper level, they begin exchanging heartfelt letters written in Mixtec.
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