Before the Volcanoes Sing
Mojo’q che b’ixan ri ixkanulab’ | Antes de que los volcanes canten
2022
Synopsis
K’iche ’Kaqchiquel poet Rosa Chávez and Ixil Maya artist Brito Bernal roam through Maya cultural belongings: from ancient temples to healing systems, weaving methods to calendars. Meanwhile, Mexican flutist Alethia Lozano Birrueta activates the past with 3D-printed replicas of Maya wind instruments.
Editorial
Sounding out the pre-Columbian past with ocarinas, flutes, and echoing structures, artist Clarissa Tossin collaborates with a chorus of talents in this spirited film. As rich in imagination as it is respectful of tradition, Before the Volcanoes Sing is a mosaic of cross-generational creativity.
