Synopsis
By custom, thousands of artisans in Mexico still use lead based glazes in their pottery without knowing the damage that this toxic element causes to their health.
Herlinda, an indigenous Purepecha potter, is one of the few artisans in her community who uses alternative lead-free glazes. Having achieved safer and healthier living conditions for her family, she faces the difficult task of finding a market for her impressive pieces.
But this does not dull her dreams of having her shop thrive and her brothers return from the United States to rejoin the family tradition.
An unexpected trip could crystallize this dream.
BRILLIANT SOIL
Data sheet
Feature Length Documentary
HD
Color
93 min.
2011
Spanish, English and Purepecha
México
Co-Directors
José Luis Figueroa Lewis
Sebastián Díaz Aguirre
Executive Producer
David Noé Figueroa Tagle
Producers
Omar Foglio Almada
Ana Paola Rodríguez España
Script
José Luis Figueroa Lewis
Sebastián Díaz Aguirre
Lorena Fuentes Aymes
Director of Photography
Juan Eduardo Navarrete Pajarito
Still Photography
David Noé Figueroa Tagle
Sound Recorder
Gregory Daniel Rainoff
Ricardo Peterson Figueroa
Miguel Ángel Álvarez Cisneros
Editing
Sebastián Díaz Aguirre
Sound Editor & Mixer
Borja Sau Razquin
Musical Producer
Omar Foglio Almada
Production Assistants
Cynthia Landa Ortiz
Ricardo Peterson Figueroa
Miguel Ángel Álvarez Cisneros
Original Score
Serafín Teodoro Domínguez y los Ribereños de Jarácuaro
Alejandro R. Colella Forzatti
Orquesta Uapanikua
Phil Beaumont / little white teeth
Production Companies
Galatea audio/visual y FOPROCINE-México
If more people see Brilliant Soil, more people can join the cause for lead eradication in Mexican pottery.
Your donation is crucial to help show this film not just in museums, cultural spaces, folk art fairs and universities around the world, but also in the potter communities of Mexico. This project is fiscally sponsored by the International Documentary Association (IDA), which makes your contribution tax-deductible.
Contact
Galatea audio/visual
Ana Paola Rodríguez España
Cantil #1556
Playas de Tijuana
CP 22200, Playas de Tijuana, B.C., México
Tel: (52-664) 638-8000
paolandia@gmail.com
www.galatea-audiovisual.com
www.tierrabrillante.org / www.brilliantsoil.org