Synopsis
Tonalli is an abstract shamanic composition in three parts. The opening one, dealing with the preparation for a Flower war (Xochiyáoyotl), is followed by images of a ceremonial brazier (Tlecaxitl), where Xolotl, the god of heavenly fire and protector of the sun, emerges in his turbulent opacity. Finally, Tonalli itself opens up to the eye—a solar irradiation that manifests in the world as the flowing cosmic blood in which all beings are immersed. A Mesoamerican spell in action.
Festival History
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 2024 generic
- FICUNAM 2022 generic
- BFI London Film Festival 2021 generic
- Bolton International Film Festival 2021
- New York Film Festival 2021 generic
