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Invisible Stories
Invisible Stories

Invisible Stories

To the eyes of the world they were invisible. 40 years later, their stories will be remembered.

Genres

Documentary

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This documentary rescues the valuable work of Martha Colmenares, an indigenous woman from the Zapotec highlands, who in the 1980s filmed the life and customs of her own community, becoming a pioneer of indigenous documentaries. And for the first time, her forgotten story, for forty years, will no longer be invisible.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

24 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

18 March 2022

Country

Mexico

Cast

Martha Colmenares Cruz

Martha Colmenares Cruz

Self

Inari Reséndiz

Inari Reséndiz

Self

Haydee Morales

Haydee Morales

Self

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