Diego Enrique Osorno talks about the premiere of 'La Montaña' at UNAM: A reflection on social utopias and Zapatismo

2023-06-02 02:33:02

What does Diego Enrique Osorno think about ‘La Montaña’ premiering at UNAM?

The journalist, one of the most respected in our country, proudly embraces the fact that the National Autonomous University of Mexico, in such a beautiful location as the Miguel Covarrubias Roomand through its film festival hosts the first exhibition of his work, next to the photographer Maria Seccowith the EZLN.

“The day after tomorrow (June 3, at 5:00 p.m.) it has its premiere in Mexico. It is a very special projection for the film because it is the first time that it will be seen in the country, also in a beautiful venue already from there he will begin to navigate in festivals in Mexico, Europe and the world”, advances diego enrique via telephone.

The film ‘La Montaña’ narrates the perspective of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation in the 21st century.
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Osorno He expresses it directly, his goal is that The mountain managed to propose “a new look at the social utopias that persist in the midst of a world like the current one, filled with so many injustices, with increasingly challenging situations for humanity, such as climate change, post-truth and challenges with intelligence artificial”.

The mountain navigates then, from the Zapatista perspective —the one that shook Mexico and the world on December 1, 1994 in the state of Chiapas—, through these troubled waters of the 21st century, that is why it is so important for diego enrique that your vision finds its exhibition in a place that also remains unscathed over time.

“(Exhibiting it) at UNAM has a very special meaning because of that autonomy, that collectivity, that utopia that it still represents, which is what also marks The mountain as a film because it is a portrait of Zapatismo, which is essentially a fight for autonomy, it is a utopian fight”, assures Osorno.

The filmmaker also learned during his trip with Lupita19 years old; Carolina26; ximena25; July37; Bernal57; dario47, and Marijoseof 39, all of EZLN, who keep their struggle rooted in the community, “which shows us another horizon, at a time when collective narcissism predominates,” he explains.