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“A documentary mixed with animation
that bring us a magic realism”
Main Characters
Said
He is the smallest of our main characters, he lives with his grandparents, mom and his sister. Said started to play the flute and the drum when he was a little child. He attend Totonakú School, where his grandfather teaches him to become a future leader of the flyers called caporal.
She lives in Papantla and she is 11 years olds. She is a very friendly, sweet, sensitive and cheerful girl. Her father is putting a flying pole in the backyard of her house due he is a chief and teacher of a flighter school, where several kids of her community attend to learn how to fly.
Sarahí
He is an introverted, shy, mischievous boy who attends the school of Zapotal Santa Cruz. Jairo
will teach us how the "voladores" make their costumes, what he does in his rehearsals, and the freedom he feels with each new flight.
Jairo
She is 12 years old, she is a girl with a strong personality, brave, very talkative and hyperactive. Dana is the only girl in a family of boys, she helps her parents to sell tacos in the street and when she has a chance she join her brother to the flyers schools because she also dreams to become a flyer.She is 12 years old, she is a girl with a strong personality, brave, very talkative and hyperactive. Dana is the only girl in a family of boys, she helps her parents to sell tacos in the street and when she has a chance she join her brother to the flyers schools because she also dreams to become a flyer.
Dana
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Sketches on the sky
Mexico
2023
76 minutes
Hybrid Documentary
Spanish and Totonaca
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DCP, Apple ProRess, DVD, Blu-ray and Digital Version
Ligia Cortés Aguila
Alejandra Cacho
Ligia Cortés Aguila
Brujazul
Mokiki Animation Studio
Jalisco State Entertainment Agency
Semillero Studies
Jennifer Skarbnik
Daniela Cortes Aguila
Ligia Cortés Aguila
Ana Acosta
Julio Pacheco
Ronin (Ricardo Niño and Mario Ruiz)
Perlís López
Sofía Gómez Córdova
Ligia Cortés Aguila
Alvaro Arce
Caleb Seville
Iván Ledesma
Chantal Carrillo
Leo Hernández
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Production
Co-production
Animation Line Producer
Associate Producer
Writer
Cinematographer
Animation director
Art direction
Edition
Music
Sound design
Additional material
Sketches on the sky
Mexico
2023
76 minutes
Hybrid Documentary
Spanish and Totonaca
Color
A
DCP, Apple ProRess, DVD, Blu-ray and Digital Version
Ligia Cortés Aguila
Alejandra Cacho
Ligia Cortés Aguila
Brujazul
Mokiki Animation Studio
Jalisco State Entertainment Agency
Semillero Studies
Jennifer Skarbnik
Daniela Cortes Aguila
Ligia Cortés Aguila
Ana Acosta
Julio Pacheco
Ronin (Ricardo Niño and Mario Ruiz)
Perlís López
Sofía Gómez Córdova
Ligia Cortés Aguila
Alvaro Arce
Caleb Seville
Iván Ledesma
Chantal Carrillo
Leo Hernández
Surrounding Tajin there are several schools for Papantla flyers attended by Dana, Said, Jairo and Sarahí, four children that show us the magic of this totonaca dance. While they are prepared to become flyers, they will take us on a journey through the legends that tell us how new generations can fly and save the region from drought. In order to fly, they must confront their fears, be disciplined and keep dreaming.
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Crew
“En el 2006 encontré que en Veracruz había varias escuelas de voladores donde se les enseña a los niños a volar. Me encantó esa historia, por lo que de inmediato surgieron en mí las ganas de hacer una película que retratará toda la magia que hay detrás de estas escuelas”.
Ligia Cortés Aguila
Directora, guionista y productora
“Trazos del cielo fue un proyecto en el que hubo un gran aprendizaje y del que me siento muy orgullosa de pertenecer, ya que nos enfrentemos a grandes retos creativos y de producción al ser un documental híbrido, al que se sumaron grandes artistas y animadores para crear un mundo animado con personajes llenos de magia y color que reflejan la riqueza de la cultura totonaca”.
Daniela Cortés Aguila
Coproductora, desarrollo de la animación y composición
“Me parece que la animación ayuda a conciliar, transformar y generar el camino más corto para entender y sensibilizar sobre prácticas ancestrales en comunidades lejanas y con personajes memorables. Con ella se hace realidad lo que a nuestros ojos parecería imposible”.
Jennifer Skarbnik
Productora en línea de la animación
"For me, Trazos del Cielo project showed the importance of the roots and family foundation of
every human being, and that patience is a tool that is quite required to carry out a project with
heart, soul, and courage”.
Ana Acosta
Cinematographer
"Chantal contributed her photographic perspective and her willingness to tackle any production needs we had in the project. She says that when they flew, we also fly”.
Chantal Carrillo
Additional Footage (Second Camera)
"The director's vision proposes something out of the conventional artistically speaking. For the team, Trazos del Cielo was a great opportunity to test their artistic abilities. We loved the story and we are proud to be part of this great production Personally, it was a great step in my career that other productions began to seriously consider us as a studio and give us the opportunity to show our capabilities. It feels very good that as a woman they give you a serious place within the industry".
Adriana Cid
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Mokiki Animation Studio CEO, Coproducer Studio
"It was not only a project that taught me a lot through the message it conveys, but it was also an incredible collaboration with passionate people. Being a technically ambitious documentary, it was a whole experience to face daily challenges, but we couldn´t have achieved it without such a dedicated and talented team I had the fortune to work with”.
Julio Pacheco
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Animation Director
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