POPOTLA SOUND MACHINE

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Video: Arturo Gil
Audio: Guillermo Guevara a.k.a Kampion
Ganador, segundo lugar. Concurso Nacional de Video Experimental 2007. Auspiciado por el Instituto de Cultura de Baja California. Winner, second prize. 2007 Experimental Video Contest. Baja California Cultural Institute.
A video travelogue of the ancient Popotla barrio in México City. An emotionally charged place, it hosts the burned remains of “the sad night tree”: a giant ahuehuete said to mark the place where Spanish Conquistador Hernán Cortés collapsed weeping after suffering a humilliating defeat at the hands of Tenochtitlán´s inhabitants. This video attempts to paint a picture of my mental state while walking across the streets of Popotla, juxtaposing images from the past and present to the music of Guillermo Guevara a.k.a Kampion.
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