Comisión Nacional para el Desarrollo de los Pueblos Indígenas

The Feast of the Holy Cross is essentially based on the indigenous peoples' request for rain for the next planting cycle. The propitiatory ritual has elements of pre-Hispanic origin, deeply syncretised with Catholicism.

Indigenous villages at risk is an ethnographic documentary whose central purpose is to show the direct testimonies of people from nine indigenous villages, who have lived directly transformations of their cultures, some agreed upon by their communities, but many others without consensus. The statements contained in this documentary shows many facets of everyday life, culture and the problems faced by indigenous people, and bring out their strengths and their joy of life while showing, with clear evidence, the difficulties that arise for cultural strengthening of their communities. The video is divided into three parts and each features three different villages: Identity, Territory and Integrity.

Pre-Hispanic concepts are shown mixed with the religion imposed by the colonizers, thus creating a religious-magical-medical system that balances between good and evil and is in itself its balance. An example of this are the magical divinatory rites and the use of plants by traditional doctors and witch doctors in the south of Veracruz, presented in this documentary.

Stories from San Mateo del Mar, Oaxaca's village elders highlight traditional elements such as clothing, ancient customs, a natural well, clay pots, and courtship rituals.

Weaving Sea and Wind is a documentary about the First Indigenous Cinema Workshop in Mexico, which was taught to women from the community of San Mateo del Mar, Oaxaca.

Antonia Campos is a Yoreme woman from northern Sinaloa, México. She attends people who come to her looking for Holy Relief. She's a healer, a traditional doctor, and she tells us about her work and the alliance of Santo Macucho.