Mi Querida Escandón
My Dear Escandón
Mexico // 2021 // Documentary // LOS SHORTS
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
A visual ode to the Mexican worker in shades of gray, My Dear Escandón follows the story of Omar Rodríguez “Ori” who inherited his trade par excellence, blacksmithing, after the death of his father. On board a bike-taxi restored by Ori as a personal vehicle, he and Pogo take us on a nostalgic tour of the historic Escandón neighborhood In Mexico City. A journey through the eyes of a grieving son, who refuses to let himself be overcome by adversity.
Director: Hector Tapia Aguilar
Producer: Hector Tapia Aguilar, Omar Rodriguez Ibarra, Roberto Hernandez
Documentary
Spanish with English subtitles
20 minutes
Screening as part of the UNTETHERED Shorts Block.