Connect With Your Roots Workshop

The Country That We Were

Directed by:

Tatiana García Altagracia

Produced by:

Emiliano Altuna Fistolera y Pedro G. García

Production Company

La Cachimba Audiovisual

Contact:

  • Year

    2028

  • Length

    93 min

  • Country

    Mexico, United States, Dominican Republic and Ukraine / On site

Synopsis

Between Mexico, New York, the Dominican Republic, and Kyiv, a daughter searches for traces of her mother: a Black woman, scientist, and migrant. Through fragments, letters, and conflicting voices, she explores silence, identity, and emotional education in Blackness as inheritance and survival.

  • Tatiana

    García Altagracia

    Director

    Tatiana García is a Creative Producer with 25 years of experience in film and media. She has led award-winning documentaries between Mexico and the U.S., collaborating with Netflix, PBS, NBC, and Sesame Workshop, focusing on Afro-descendant and diverse stories.

  • Emiliano

    Altuna Fistolera

    Producer

    Emiliano Altuna is a Mexican director and producer, graduate of ESCAC. His documentaries El Alcalde and El Ciruelo have earned international awards. His work explores politics, memory, and contemporary social tensions in Mexico.

  • Pedro

    G. García

    Producer

    Pedro G. García is a Mexican editor and screenwriter with over 30 credits in film and documentary. His work includes The Man Who Saw Too Much, In Broad Daylight: The Narvarte Case, and 2033: Future Apocalypse. His storytelling focuses on memory and social change.

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