A dying language, a reluctant heir, and one last song before extinction.
On a quest for ancestral music, musician Luis Pérez-Ixoneztli meets the spiritual elder of one of Mexico's most isolated indigenous groups, who believes danger will befall his village if his son does not take his place.
Sound
Ancient instruments recorded before they vanish forever.
Cinematography
Jungle as cathedral—every frame breathes mortality.
Director
Cole Smothers
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Lacandon Maya were 'discovered' by outsiders in the 1940s; fewer than 1,000 remain, making this possibly the last filmed testimony of their spiritual lineage.
Luis Pérez-Ixoneztli spent 40 years recovering pre-Hispanic instruments; this film documents his most desperate acquisition—knowledge that refuses to be archived.
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