Yo Soy Mezcal | Documentary Film

Every mezcal has an author

Inspired by a personal trip to Oaxaca in search of "real deal" Mezcal, this film profiles master village distillers throughout Mexico. Against a rich backdrop of culture and craft, the film reveals the conflict that mezcaleros face, as the newfound popularity of their tradition promises a better life but threatens the very survival of the agave they depend on.

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This film is currently in production. Estimated release 2024.

Rural landscape with smoke rising from buildings amid trees, with mountains in the background at sunset.

Man wearing a straw hat and red shirt standing outdoors next to a large green agave plant with spiked leaves.

Close-up of harvested agave piñas with textured, fibrous surfaces and light brown tones.

Person tending a smoky fire surrounded by charcoal with large agave piñas stacked nearby under a shaded outdoor structure at sunset.

Rustic wooden broom and metal garden fork standing in front of a stone carving with an ancient face design and a large clay pot beside them.

Two workers wearing hats handling large agave piñas surrounded by smoke in dim light.

Rusty metal container with a faucet pouring water into it, connected to pipes and surrounded by natural fibers or straw.

Clay sculpture of a woman with long braided hair, surrounded by green prickly pear cactus pads and various glass bottles.

Man wearing an orange cap and light blue polo shirt standing outdoors with green agave plants and blurred mountains in the background.

Field of agave plants with trees and a mountain in the background under a sunset sky.

Worker shoveling agave fibers from a truck into industrial machinery inside a mezcal distillery.

Man reaching toward large dried agave piñas inside a metal processing tunnel.

Wide arid landscape with scattered small trees and cacti, rocky ground, and distant mountains under a partly cloudy sky.

Close-up of dried agave piñas and palm leaves on a dark ground, lit by warm sunlight.

Close-up of hands peeling a large agave piña, surrounded by agave leaves and fibers.

Rustic white sign with black Gothic-style text 'sta maria Ixcatlán' and a black arrow pointing left.

Two blue metal pots hanging on a rough brick wall above a row of various blue and metal kitchen utensils.

it's not just about the booze

Close-up of marinated meat roasting on a vertical spit beside burning charcoal.

View through a rustic wooden window showing green agave plants, a large tree, white houses with red roofs, and a distant hill under a clear sky.

Close-up of a person wearing a beige striped shirt holding a small potted agave plant with both hands.

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