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"El Ultimo Elote/The Last Ear of Corn"

"El Ultimo Elote/The Last Ear of Corn" El Ultimo Elote/The Last Ear of Corn
(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. two farmers harvesting their corn find that all the ears have dried up but one—but who will get to eat it?

Image credit: El Ultimo Elote/The Last Ear of Corn; El Ultimo Elote/The Last Ear of Corn

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