El Espíritu de mi Mamá is a Spanish language feature film by Ali Allie about Garifuna woman's journey home to Honduras to embrace her cultural roots. It premiered at SXSW in 1999 and later at Dawn Breakers International Film Festival. It was released on DVD in 2002 by Vanguard Cinema and was the first fictional movie featuring Garifuna actors in leading roles. It features an extended religious ritual segment with traditional Garifuna songs and traditional punta dance.
Spirit of My Mother (1999)
Directed by Ali Allie
Genres - Drama |
Release Date - Jan 1, 1999 |
Run Time - 78 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Tags
Actor, Dvd, Feature, Garifuna, Home, Language, Report, Root, Song, Spanish, Woman
Attributes
Filming Location: shot in Central America
Narrative Location: Honduras, set in Honduras
Narrative Location: Honduras, set in Honduras
Alternate Titles
El espíritu de mi mama
, US
Spirit Of My Mother
Spirit of My Mother
HN