Cacti can be lifesavers, but sometimes it’s even too late for them to be of any aid. The desert claims its victims, those that manage to make it past the patrols. But there are also individuals here who help those adrift in a no man’s land between war games and reality. Those that recover the dead. Director Puck Lo accompanies the volunteers on their rescue patrols and discovers images far removed from speculation and voyeurism. Her film is characterised throughout by a great serenity.
(Maike Mia Höhne)
With
- Eli Ortiz
- Jose M. Genis
- Roberto Resendiz
Crew
Director | Puck Lo |
Cinematography | Puck Lo |
Editing | Puck Lo |
Sound Design | Dan Olmsted |
Music | Stefan Christoff |
Sound | Lyntoria Newton |
Translation | Cristen Poynter |
World Sales
Puck Lo Productions
Produced by
Puck Lo Productions
Puck Lo
This film director studied journalism at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism as well as documentary film at Stanford University. Her films explore themes of migration, the economy, work and gender.
Filmography (short films)
2015 37°North 2016 Between Seasons · (Almost) Freedom 2017 After/Life
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2018