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The Ancient Colors of Yucatan. A trip to the Yucatan Peninsula, amid Caribbean colors and history, that part of Mexico is dedicated to tourism, inhabited by the Maya and with amazing seabeds where turtles and whale sharks come to breed.
Cinematography
Underwater shots where whale sharks look like cosmic beings.
Score
Music that somehow makes tourism infrastructure feel spiritual.
Director
Pietro Pellizzieri
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Pietro Pellizzieri specializes in 'destination documentaries'—basically gorgeous travel brochures with better lighting.
The Yucatan's famous 'cenotes' are sacred sinkholes the Maya considered portals to the underworld; the film treats them as pretty swimming holes.
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