La selva negra / The Modern Jungle
A film by Charles Fairbanks, Saul Kak
This film was screened as a part of the 2018 Cine Las Americas International Film Festival (CLAIFF21)
This feature was preceded by the short film Porgies & Bass
Mexico/USA, Documentary, 2016
71 min, Color
Zoque, Spanish with English subtitles
LA SELVA NEGRA is a portrait of globalization filtered through the fever dream of a Mexican shaman, Don Juan, who falls under the spell of a pyramid-scheme-marketed nutritional supplement. Juan’s neighbor Carmen lives a simple life, in harmony with the land her martyred husband paid for with his life. LA SELVA NEGRA documents their struggles and encounters with outside forces: from capitalism and commodity fetish, to the culture of cinema and the directors of this film.
Austin Premiere
Biofilmography
Credits
Producer: Charles Fairbanks, Saul Kak
Production Companies: Charles Fairbanks P. C.
Cinematographer: Charles Fairbanks
Editor: Charles Fairbanks
Sound Design: Paul Hill
Music: Hugo Paris (Lavender), Lorenzo Rodriguez Estrada
Cast: Juan Juarez Rodriguez, Carmen Echevarría Lopez
Print Source: Charles Fairbanks, charles.fairbanks@gmail.com
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