Documentary · Mexico · 2023 · 14m

Forbidden Songs of the Earth

Rap, sodas y versos

Forbidden Songs of the Earth poster
Director
Chantal Junck
Cast
Zara Monrroy as Herself Xeti NdaJnio as Himself Enrique Flores as Himself
Crew
Salvador Santana II — Director of Photography Mateo González Romero — Editor Chantal Junck — Editor Chantal Junck — Screenplay Rafael Medina Iturriaga — Producer
Synopsis

One song traces a pathway from oral poet and Mazatec shaman Maria Sabina's tradition to Mazatec rapper Xéti NdáJnio and Medicine woman Zara Monrroy, also a poet, rapper and dancer from the Comcaac Nation. Two stories of indigenous rappers struggling to sing in their mother tongue.

Trailer Forbidden Songs of the Earth — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
rapenvironmental documentarymusicenacunam
Key Collaborators
Chantal Junck Director Salvador Santana II Director of Photography Mateo González Romero Editor Chantal Junck Editor Chantal Junck Screenplay Rafael Medina Iturriaga Producer
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