Spirit of My Mother (1999)

El espíritu de mi mamá

A Garifuna woman returns to Honduras to forget her past and rediscover herself.

Date of release
1999-01-01
TMDB
9.5 / 10 (2)
Runtime
59m
Genres
Drama
Director
Ali Allie

Casting

Interesting facts

El espíritu de mi mamá is a Spanish language feature film by Ali Allie about Garifuna woman's journey home to Honduras to embrace her cultural roots. It premiered at SXSW in 1999 and later at Dawn Breakers International Film Festival. It was released on DVD in 2002 by Vanguard Cinema and was the first fictional movie featuring Garifuna actors in leading roles. It features an extended religious ritual segment with traditional Garifuna songs and traditional punta dance.

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