FESTIVAL PREMIERE

DOCUMENTARY | MEXICO | 100 MINUTES | English, Other, Spanish

The Woman of Stars and Mountains

Director: Santiago Esteinou

Rita Patiño, an indigenous woman from Mexico, was found by a human rights organization inside a Kansas psychiatric hospital, where she had been involuntarily confined, for 12 years, despite the fact that the hospital authorities were never able to determine who was this woman, where did she come from, or what language she spoke.

After the consequences of confinement and medical negligence, Rita returned to Mexico, where she lives with Juanita, her niece and primary caregiver, in a context of precarious economic possibilities. This documentary is a moving portrait of the lives of these two Tarahumara women, that questions the multiple forms of racism and discrimination that indigenous women in Mexico and the United States face.

CAST & CREDITS

Director

Santiago Esteinou

Producer

Santiago Esteinou, Javier Campos López, Axel Pedraza, José Miguel Díaz Salinas

Editor

Javier Campos López

Key Cast

Rita Patiño, Juana Osorio

Directors Bio

Santiago Esteinou is a documentary filmmaker and producer from Mexico City. He studied cinematography in Mexico’s Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica and in Temple University, in Philadelphia. Later he completed a master’s degree in Human Rights at the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences.

Directors Statement

Rita, the protagonist of this documentary, suffered multiple forms of mistreatment and discrimination throughout her life. Telling her story was important for us, because it contributes to make her experience visible, which sadly, is also the experience of many indigenous women, immigrants and persons with disabilities.

Showtimes

Friday, November 8
IN-PERSON

Screening: 3:00pm

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AMC The Grove 14

189 The Grove Dr
Los Angeles, CA 90036

Parking

At The Theatre

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