In a bustling Mexican household, seven-year-old Sol is swept up in a whirlwind of preparations for the birthday party for her father, Tona, led by her mother, aunts, and other relatives. As the day goes on, building to an event both anticipated and dreaded, Sol begins to understand the gravity of the celebration this year and watches as her family does the same.
A journey to a mysterious place on the outskirts of Mexico City where birth, life and death dance to the same tune. A short film that will turn into 5,000 postcards and travel through the mail for years. A singular project by Valentin Merz with Locarno Film Festival's BaseCamp and Swiss Post.
Coral and her pregnant sister Luz live in an old house with no running water. In their patio, while the bricklayers are building a cistern, they accidentally find a pre-Hispanic burial and an archaeologist intervenes. At night, as Luz goes into labor, the men will make another unexpected discovery.
