OFFICIAL SELECTION - Red Nation International Film Festival | OFFICIAL SELECTION - SUNCINE Environmental Film Festival | NOMINEE, VFF DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION AWARD - DOK.fest München | OFFICIAL SELECTION - NaturVision Filmfestival | BEST UTOPIAN FILM - Beyond Film Festival
Climate Change, Sustainability & Waste • Autonomy in Mexico • Pollution • Indigenous People • Community Work • Traditional Fishing • Politics • Organized Crime • Avocado Plantation • Wildfires • Indigenous Culture of the Purépecha • Globalized Economy
Date of Completion: 2024 | Run Time: 83 minutes | Languages: Spanish and Purépecha with English and German subtitles | Captions: Yes | Includes: Transcript | Director: Axel Javier Sulzbacher | Executive Producers: Nico Gerspacher & Felipe Hamann | Editor: Daniel Hofmeier | Soundtrack: Leonard Küßner | Supervising Sound Editor: Volker Armbruster | Color Grading: Friedemann Leis
BLACK WATER GREEN GOLD follows the story of three individuals living around Lake Pátzcuaro: Carlos, Santiago and Tona. In the course of the movie, the protagonists share their views on the situation at the lake. Their voices narrate the crisis that they and their communities are experiencing; the decline in water levels, ongoing wildfires and the insecurity haunting the region. The communities are connected by their Purépecha - heritage, the name of the indigenous group and language originating around the lake.
AWARDS
Best Documentary | Camgaroo Award
Best Long Documentary | Heritales International Heritage Film Festival
Best Utopian Film | Beyond Film Festival
Honorable Mention | Bratislava International Film Awards
Nominee, VFF Documentary Production Award | DOK.fest München
FESTIVALS
Filmfest Bremen
Fünf Seen Film Festival
NaturVision Filmfestival
Red Nation International Film Festival
Social World Film Festival
SUNCINE Environmental Film Festival
Water Walker Film Festival
Yeast International Photo Festival