November 2006
 Filoteo
Gómez Martínez (Mixe) is a mediamaker
affiliated with the indigenous media organization Ojo de Agua
Comunicación in Oaxaca, Mexico. He has received production
training in several dynamic workshops, including the Mirada Biónica
(Version 2 & 3), and ¿A Donde Mirar? workshops in Oaxaca.
He has also participated in anthropology and communications conferences
in Oaxaca and Veracruz, organized by the Centro de Investigaciones
y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social. His documentary
Dulce Convivencia won the Bichito de Maíz for Best
Documentary in an indigenous language at the 2005 Geografías
Suaves festival in Mérida, Yucatan. Gómez was born
in San Miguel Quetzaltepec, in the Sierra Norte of Oaxaca, and
lives in the city of Oaxaca.
"My interest in video comes from the need to communicate,
and share with other parts of society the vision of the indigenous
communities, along with our problems, struggles, and what threatens
and weakens us. I think that video should generate constructive
and critical reflection. "Indigenous video" as it is
known, should enable Native communities to look at themselves
in their own mirror, their own reality, and choose the things
that come from outside that can be useful for the strengthening
of our cultures."
Screened by NMAI
Image credit: Filoteo
Gómez Martínez - courtesy of the filmmaker; Filoteo
Gómez Martínez - courtesy of the filmmaker
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