KUMEYAAY LAND
Living in their ancestral home of Baja California, Mexico, the Kumeyaay community of San José de la Zorra are resisting the invasion to keep their culture, their land and their water.
“Kumeyaay Land” was commissioned by the head of the community Doña Eva Carillo and Fausto Diaz. The documentary received the Environmental, Social, Economic, Political Justice Award at Latino & Native American Film Festival, the Kurrak Special Jury Award for Best Documentary Short at the Valle de Guadalupe Film Festival, the Honorable Mention for Best Mexican Documentary at Shorts Mexico, and the Film Award of Excellence for Best Documentary Short Subject nomination at the Red Nation Film Festival.
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Dylan Verrechia
Writer/Director/Producer
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Eva Carillo
Doña Eva
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Fausto Diaz
Fausto
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Angel Diaz
Guero
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Valeria Diaz
Valeria
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Luna Zamudio
Luna
Cast & Crew
Writer/Director/Producer: Dylan Verrechia
Fausto Diaz
Angel Diaz
Doña Eva Carillo
Valeria Diaz
Luna Zamudio
Location Sound: Nikola Chapelle
Camera Tech: Adrien Latapie
Location Scout: Raquel Herrera
Production Manager: Filiberto González
Editor: Sebastian Diaz
Music: Kumiai Bird Song