Their Eyes Have No Lids

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The film‘s title is a quote from the famous text by Argentinian writer Julio Cortázar, which appears intermittently in this video not only as a verbatim script but as a literary tribute to one of the most enigmatic creatures of Mexican wildlife: the axolotl. Translated from Nahuatl as an “animal of water,” the axolotl is an amphibian endemic to the ancient valley of Mexico’s lacustrine system, which today holds one of the most populous cities in the world, Mexico City. 360 km from Mexico City, Lake Pátzcuaro and its Purépecha heritage is home to another little known axolotl cousin species: the achoque. Discovered in 1984 by a herpetologist from the Museum of Natural History in New York, the achoque was about to become extinct as it served as food for local communities around the lake. It is, however, its alleged curative property based on its advanced capacity for cell regeneration that caught the attention of a community of nuns from the historic Dominican order in the town. becoming the main centre for the preservation and research of this species, the aquarium is a workshop for the preparation of a medicinal syrup that includes honey, herbs and cells of the animal itself that is sold as a treatment for muscle aches or respiratory problems. With special permission from the order, Arancio enters the private, most intimate spaces pertaining to the monastic life of the nuns and introduces us to their daily work serving the church and caring for the animal; the theatre for acts of worship, reverence and care. Adapted from a text by Alberto Ríos de la Rosa

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