As a Mexican Tzotzil I grew up between the sacrality both of Guadalupe Virgin and Mother Earth. As a son, I grew up among the derision of not having a father and blaming my mother for it. ‘Mom’ is a dialogue between mother and son exploring their contradictions, knowing and recognizing each other, and reflecting on naturalized violence and its reproduction.

Dir. Xun Sero - 80min - 2022 - Mexico

"In a culture where discussion of family trauma and gender-based abuse are still considered taboo, Xun Sero’s frank, intimate documentary seeks to find a common ground in a community fractured by precariousness and violence." - Guardian

‘‘a visual breath of air, a caress for the senses, and also a deep and painful crying out of unspoken truths." - Los Angeles Times

"Xun Sero portrays his mother as a woman who identifies the actions that harmed her and fights to talk about it, not only as an act of individual healing, but also collective healing by speaking out, so that other women do not repeat her story." - Ambulante

“Interrogating the absence of a father in his life, Tzotzil director Xun Sero trains his camera on his warm yet fiercely driven mother Hilda, leading to a realization about the strength of her character born of the challenges and contradictions many women face.” - Seattle International Film Festival

"Gradually, the picture emerges of a violent society, in which women bear the heaviest burden and have the fewest opportunities." - IDFA

"We got caught up by this life story because it is the view of a son who questions himself and films the liberated words of his mother; because this son, this man refuses to reproduce patterns of violence; and because, despite her painful experience, this mother embodies resilience and carries real hope" **Winner** - Valdevy Award, Festival Les Écrans Documentaires, Paris

"one of the banner titles of a new Chiapas cinema... a portrait of a remarkable, resilient woman" - Variety