THE FILM FESTIVAL LOCARNO / LA SEMAINE COLLECTION
THE SWIRL
Laura Herrero Garvín - Mexico / 2016 / 73’ mts
Pedro is a farmer who defends his feminine identity and his dreams; his sister Esther
strives for a better future for her daughter and herself. They live in El Remolino, a tiny
riverside community in Chiapas, Mexico, which is affected by strong floods every year.
To them, life is like a swirl that spins them across the journey of their internal cycles
and of the greater natural cycle of the river. Their lives oscillate between defending
their ways of understanding gender identity and their everyday rural lives that have
become increasingly affected by flooding due to climate change. People of water and
earth, they will guide us through their reflections and coexistence throughout a year in
nature’s cycles.
Guiding the documentary’s cyclic narrative are Esther, whose hand-held camera is
integrated into the narrative; and her brother Pedro, who represents the element of
change and open-mindedness linked to his identity. We follow them through their
personal universes, uncovering their brave way of life and their visions on love, family,
education and memory. Above all else, “The Swirl” is a tribute to the
feminine identities that are configuring our contemporary world.
https://vimeo.com/161492466
THE FILM FESTIVAL LOCARNO / LA SEMAINE COLLECTION
THE SWIRL
Laura Herrero Garvín - Mexico / 2016 / 73’ mts
Pedro is a farmer who defends his feminine identity and his dreams; his sister Esther
strives for a better future for her daughter and herself. They live in El Remolino, a tiny
riverside community in Chiapas, Mexico, which is affected by strong floods every year.
To them, life is like a swirl that spins them across the journey of their internal cycles
and of the greater natural cycle of the river. Their lives oscillate between defending
their ways of understanding gender identity and their everyday rural lives that have
become increasingly affected by flooding due to climate change. People of water and
earth, they will guide us through their reflections and coexistence throughout a year in
nature’s cycles.
Guiding the documentary’s cyclic narrative are Esther, whose hand-held camera is
integrated into the narrative; and her brother Pedro, who represents the element of
change and open-mindedness linked to his identity. We follow them through their
personal universes, uncovering their brave way of life and their visions on love, family,
education and memory. Above all else, “The Swirl” is a tribute to the
feminine identities that are configuring our contemporary world.
https://vimeo.com/161492466
