Blood On Our Side

Mexican Short Film

Country: Mexico
Year: 2020
Language: Spanish
Subtitles: English
Runtime: 26 mins.

In the city of Juarez, Ana Gonzalez works day in and day out picking up fragments of bullets, glass and samples of blood as a forensic investigator. The work is relentless and emotionally exhausting, compounded by cartel violence that comes from being a Mexican city so close to its neighbor, the United States.

DIRECTOR
Rodrigo Hernandez, Elpida Nikou

Rodrigo Hernandez and Elpida Nikou are independent documentary filmmakers for more than a decade as part of the Muzungu audiovisual cooperative. They have developed a wide range of TV series and documentaries for Al Jazeera, National Geographic, New York Times and Telesur. Their first feature film Disparos (2018), has competed around the world at top international festivals such as Guadalajara and Dok.Fest Munich. It was the most exhibited documentary in movie theaters in Mexico during 2019. Their last film is a short documentary for Al Jazeera Witness called Blood On Our Side which won the Jury Award in the Austin Film Festival 2020 and qualified for the Academy Awards.

Director: Rodrigo Hernandez, Elpida Nikou
Cast Rodrigo Hernandez Gonzalez.
Cinematography: Rodrido Hernandez, Elpida Nikou.
Production: Poh Si Teng.
Screenplay: Rodrigo Hernandez, Elpida Nikou.
Editing: Gino Moreno.
Music: Suvo Sur.
contacto: elp.nikou@gmail.com



 Screenings

León
20.9.2021
12:00 (Horario CST)
Auditorio Mateo Herrera

San Miguel de Allende
22.9.2021
15:00 (Horario CST)
Teatro Santa Ana | Biblioteca Pública

GIFF OnLine
disponible a partir del:23.9.2021
00:00 (Horario CST)
GIFF OnLine

Irapuato
25.9.2021
16:00 (Horario CST)
Cinemex Jacarandas | Sala 10