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Tonalli
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166 Ratings

Synopsis

Tonalli is a shamanic composition in three parts: an atavistic preparation for a Flower War; a solar-lunar ceremonial brazier where Xolotl emerges in his turbulent opacity; a solar irradiation manifesting as the flowing cosmic blood in which all beings are immersed. A Mesoamerican spell unleashed.

Our take

Casting a ritualistic spell from the Mesoamerican imaginary, Tonalli plunges us into a cacophony of drumbeats and pulsating, phosphorescent imagery. Skulls, planets, flowers: Colectivo Los Ingrávidos’ urgent in-camera collage film draws from ancient worlds to point to an encroaching future.