Bruises

Asensoryfilmfromthetwilightbetweentwoworlds.InavillageonMexico’ssoutherncoast,asmallcommunitylivesinacomplex,spiritualbondwithnature’sanimals.　　Ahumanbeingisbornwithaspiritualattachmenttooneofnature’sanimals–a‘tono’–inalifelongbond.Whereonceatonoprotecteditshumancounterpart,theyhaveincreasinglybecomeariskduetothedestructiveencroachmentontheirnaturalterritories.‘Bruises’isahypnoticandimmersivefilmfromtheanimistbeliefsystemandpracticesofasmallcommunityinCostaChicaonMexico’ssoutherneastcoast,whereDanielUlaciaBalmasedaandGinanSeidlmeetfourpeopleandtheirtonos:afemalefisherman,ahealer,afarmeranda97-year-oldmidwifewhoroamsthenightintheshapeofajaguar.Natureisthreatened,butitsimmaterialpowersareunchanged.Ratherthanajourneyintothetwilightbetweentwoworlds,‘Bruises’isafilmthatispresentintherealitythatsurroundsthepeopleandanimalsofthissmallcommunity.Throughasensory,butalwayslucidcinematography,wesensethecontoursofrelationshipsbeyondourselves.　　源自：https://cphdox.dk/film/bruises/