The Blessings of the Mystery
Radically combining collaborative and experimental documentary with harrowing oral histories, reenactments, archival research, and 16mm found footage, the film is structured around a series of dichotomies and conflicting visions, offering viewers an emotive and resilient understanding of the region’s ecological, cultural, and industrial history.
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A film with Juan Mancias ~ Esto'k Gna Carrizo Comecrudo Tribe of Texas,
and Vicente Celis, Jonah Emerson-Bell, Walt Senterfit, Adriana Serrano, Westin Huffman, Christopher Gonzales, Terry Ashcraft, Rachel Barrett, Nicolas Bustillos, Jerram Rojo, Molly Barker, Christina Pryor, Una Santiago-Caycedo, Patty Huerta, Marina Magalhães, Oscar Meraz, Martin Terry, Dean A. Hendrickson, & George Yatskievych.
Directed by Carolina Caycedo & David de Rozas
Director of Photography and Editor: David De Rozas
Live Sound: Carolina Caycedo
Production Assistant: Gabriela Carballo
Assistant Directors: Una Santiago-Caycedo
Original Music Composed and Produced by Pedro Barbadillo
Sound Design: Juan Carlos Blancas
Sound Mix: David Machado Domínguez, La Panificadora Estudios
Colorist: Marco Amaral (The Yellow Color)
VFX: VFX Frender - VFX Supervisor Max Colt
Graphic Design: Tangrama
Film Transfer: Frame Discreet and Fotokem
Produced by Ballroom Marfa, Via Art Foundation, and The National Endowment For The Arts
Co-produced by The Philip And Muriel Berman Foundation and Kevin Sherman.
Generous Support by The City Of Marfa, Texas Commission On The Arts, and The Ballroom Marfa International Surf Club
