Ch'ul be, Sacred Path

Original title: Ch'ul be, senda sagrada
Directed by Humberto Gómez Pérez
Duration 70’ | Tsotsil with English subtitles

Ch'ul be delves into the Tsotsil sacred path, exploring ancient collective commitments that sustain the life cycle of a community. In San Andres Larrainzar, everyone is responsible for the collective well-being, but few are chosen to follow the path of serving the gods. Ch'ul be is the path of Martha and Diego, and of Román and his son Tino. It is a journey from the everyday to the divine, from the individual to the collective, to ensure that knowledge is not lost, and the cycle is not broken.

A speaker of Tsotsil Maya, Humberto Gómez Pérez studied intercultural communication and supplemented his training through different workshops and courses in writing, technical narratives, literary and audiovisual creation and film.

Production Country, Year Mexico, 2023
Produced by Terra Nostra Films
Producers Daniela Contreras, Nicolas Défossé
Executive Producer Daniela Contreras
Director of Photography Xun Sero
Sound Martin de Torcy, Jaime Álvarez, Mireya Sánchez Gómez, Humberto Gómez Pérez, Ricardo Lavalle
Music Román Montejo Hernández, Agustín Montejo Hernández, Agustín Díaz Díaz, Carlos Román Montejo Hernández
Editors Xun Sero, Nicolas Défossé
Distributed by Terra Nostra Films