• Director(s):

    Molia (Agnès)

  • Producer(s):

    TOURNEZ S'IL VOUS PLAIT, ARTE FRANCE

  • Territories:

    Worldwide.

  • Production year:

    2019

  • Language(s):

    German, English, French

  • Rights:

    TV, DVD, NON-THEATRICAL, INTERNET, VOD

On 1 November in the cemeteries of the Sacatépequez region of Guatemala, the people are not sad for the dead. They communicate with the deceased in a unique and poetic way, using kites. The Guatemalans talk to their ancestors through strings and small pieces of colored paper, fluttering in the wind.

This ritual is the result of a combination of cultures. There is the All Saints tradition of the Catholic calendar, but also a belief in the power of kites that comes from Maya culture, the civilization that preceded colonization.
This all gives rise to a very colorful and lively celebration. They younger ones have adopted this ritual by launching a kind of challenge to make bigger and bigger kites every year. And this year, the biggest one is 18 meters across.