Ways to Traverse a Territory review – documenting an ancient and disappearing way of life

Gabriela Domínguez Ruvalcaba’s meditative documentary follows the traditional daily rituals of Mexico’s Tzotzil women and their deep connection with nature A poetic calm subsumes Gabriela Domínguez Ruvalcaba’s languid documentary, shot among the mossy hills of Chiapas in Mexico. Here dwells the indigenous Tzotzil community which has kept a pastoral way of life against the march of time. Apart from the odd forest ranger and passerby, Ruvalcaba’s film focuses almost entirely on the Tzotzil wome...

By Phuong Le