In “Dance of the Souls,” Mexican filmmaker Ramón Llaven returns to his native Oaxaca in southern Mexico to observe a unique event held in the local communities of the Etla Valley. Produced by Fata Morgana and Eudiamonía Films in co-production with Estudios Churubusco Azteca and Lost Time Media, Dance of the Souls” screens at Mexico’s […]
‘Dance of the Souls,’ Unspooling at Morelia, Explores Oaxaca’s Muerteadas, Celebrating the End and the Beginning
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