28 minutes that'll wreck your tear ducts—in the best way possible.
In the midst of the social unrest caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, in Calpan, Puebla, there is a small corner where hope is harvested daily: the people's asylum.
Direction
García Juárez finds poetry in mundane care rituals.
Cinematography
Covid-era intimacy captured with remarkable closeness.
Director
Daniela García Juárez
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Calpan's 'asilo popular' represents Mexico's underfunded but deeply communal elder care tradition, often run by local volunteers rather than state systems.
García Juárez filmed during peak 2020 lockdowns, requiring the crew to live on-site—explaining the unprecedented access to residents' most vulnerable moments.
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