Art
Society
Draw for Change - We Are Fire (Mexico)
Karen Vazquez Guadarrama / Belgium, Luxembourg / 2023 / 52 min
WE ARE FIRE captures a young artist’s rebellion against the increasingly dangerous reality for women in Mexico. With 10 femicides a day, it is one of the most dangerous places in the world for women. Mar Mar Maremoto shares her illustrations online, with the goal to create a space for hope and solidarity. But how can this translate to make the streets of Mexico safer? On a quest to challenge the macho norms in her country, Mar talks to women affected by violence who are trying to change society through self-defence and political demonstrations: “They wanted to bury us, but they did not know we were seeds.”
Credits
| Year | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Production Countries | Belgium, Luxembourg |
| Runtime | 52 min |
| FSK | Not rated |
| Language | Spanish |
| Subtitle | English |
| Premiere Status | No Premiere Status |
| Director | Karen Vazquez Guadarrama |
|---|---|
| Producer | Hanne Phlypo |
| Executive Producers | Salma Abdalla, Sigrid Dyekjær |
| Co-Producers | Estelle Robin You, Marion Guth, François Le Gall, Heino Deckert |
| Cinematography | Rosa Hadit Hernández Meneses |
| Editing | Dieter Diependaele |
| Sounddesign | Ingrid Simon |
This virtual reality experience will take you into Maremoto’s world, showing how the young Mexican caricaturist works. With her art, Maremoto fights for equal rights, empowers other women, and criticizes patriarchal structures.
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