Tierra madre

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Tierra madre
Tierra madre.jpg
Directed by Dylan Verrechia
Written by Dylan Verrechia
Produced by Dylan Verrechia
StarringAidee Gonzalez
Rosalba Valenzuela
Yesenia Espinoza
Music byNortec Collective
Distributed byVerrechia Films
Release date
Running time
62 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

Tierra madre ("Mother Earth") is a 2010 film made in Tecate and Tijuana, Mexico. [1] It was directed by Dylan Verrechia, and co-written by Aidee Gonzalez based on her real life, with original music by Nortec Collective and Paco Mendoza.

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The movie has been screened at over 25 film festivals and won the Jury Award for Best Feature Film at Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival, the Jury Honorable Mention for Best Mexican Feature Film at Morelia International Film Festival, [2] the Diversity Award for Best Feature Film at the Barcelona Gay and Lesbian International Film, [3] the Outstanding Achievement in Foreign Feature Award at Williamsburg International Film Festival, the Cinesul Award for Best Feature Film at Cinesul Ibero-Americano Film Festival, the Golden Palm at Mexico International Film Festival, the Honorary Mention at New Jersey Film Festival, and the Silver Lei for Excellence in Filmmaking at the Honolulu International Film Festival.

Synopsis

Tierra madre is based on Aidee Gonzalez's true life, a woman living on the Mexican border towns of Tecate and Tijuana, determined to raise her children with her female partner. This narrative feature makes the strong case of the strength, the independence and the solidarity that exits among women of all ages.

Screenings

The film was screened in various festivals. [4] [5] [6] [7]

Reception

TV Guide described the film as follows: "One woman's struggle to find happiness under trying circumstances sets the stage for this drama from Mexican filmmaker Dylan Verrechia" [8]

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