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"El Fantasma de la Milpa/Phantom of the Milpa"

"El Fantasma de la Milpa/Phantom of the Milpa" El Fantasma de la Milpa/Phantom of the Milpa
(2003, 2 min.) MEXICO
Produced in a workshop of Matatena International Children's Film Festival, Mexico City.

A claymation by Triqui children, whose families come from communities in the Sierra Alta of Oaxaca. When children playing ball close to a milpa (field) lose the ball, what happens to the player who goes in to get it?

Image credit: El Fantasma de la Milpa/Phantom of the Milpa; El Fantasma de la Milpa/Phantom of the Milpa

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