Bajo California

Bajo California

Arizona International Film Festival program film description: When Damian, a successful environmental artist, accidently kills a pregnant woman crossing the Mexico-California border, he flees his wife and the imminent birth of his child. Inconsolable in his grief, Damian journeys to his ancestral homeland in Baja, California in search of solace and a rooted sense of faith. Disoriented by heat and hunger, he stumbles through the desert and climbs into the Sierra Mountains in a journey to the largest mural cave paintings in the world (which have never before been filmed). On his way, Damian confronts the ghosts of Jesuit missionaries, indigenous peoples and, ultimately, his own mortality. Through a friendship with a native guide, Arce, Damian discovers life's richest lessons, the seeds of his artistry, and a revived passion for existence.

Video (VHS)

English, Spanish

Drama

FEST 2001 FILMS - BOX 3

1999

96 minutes

Carlos Bolado

Damian Alcazar, Jesus Ochoa, Fernando Torre Laphan, Claudette Maille, Gabriel Retes

USA, Mexico