TOTEM

By Lila AVILÉS

LES ALCHIMISTES - as DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, Airline

Family - Completed 2023

Seven-year-old Sol spends the day at her Grandfather’s home, helping with the preparations for a surprise party for her father. Throughout the day, chaos slowly takes over, fracturing the family’s foundations. Sol will embrace the essence of letting go as a release for existence.

Festivals
& Awards

Flying Broom International Women’s Film Festival 2022
PRIX FRIPESCI
FEST New Directors/ New Film 2023
PRIX DU MEILLEUR FILM
Jerusalem International Film Festival 2023
MEILLEUR RÉALISATEUR
Durban International Film Festiva 2023
MEILLEURE RÉALISATION
Melbourne International Film Festival 2023
MENTION SPÉCIALE DU JURY
Festival de Cine de Lima 2023
MEILLEUR LONG-MÉTRAGE/ MEILLEURE PHOTOGRAPHIE
Seoul Women’s International Film Festival 2023
MEILLEURE RÉALISATRICE
Flying Broom International Women’s Film Festival 2023
PRIX FRIPESCI
    • Year of production
    • 2023
    • Genres
    • Family, Drama
    • Countries
    • MEXICO, DENMARK, FRANCE
    • Languages
    • SPANISH
    • Duration
    • 95 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Lila AVILÉS
    • Writer(s)
    • Lila AVILÉS
    • Producer(s)
    • Héctor ZUBIETA (Limerencia Films)
    • Synopsis
    • TÓTEM is a choral film about life. Seven-year-old Sol spends the day at her
      Grandfather’s home, helping her aunts Nuri and Alejandra for a surprise party
      they are throwing for Sol’s father, Tonatiuh. As daylight fades, a strange and chaotic atmosphere takes over, shattering the bonds that hold a family together. Sol will come to understand that her world will change dramatically, embracing the essence of letting go and cherishing the breath of life.