Dir. Jorge Perez Solano (Mexico, 2018) 1hr 42min / Rated PG 13
The Black People tells the story of Magdelena and Juanita, two women who are united in the spiritual realm by their tona, or spirit animal, and in the material realm by neri, Juanita’s husband and magdalena’s lover. Juanita’s death will grant Magdalena the clarity that she needs to go on with her life without neri. This is the first Mexican feature film starring afro-mexican actors from various communities in the Costal region of Oaxaca.