Nacht der Kojoten - Night of the Coyotes
Documentary film | 78 min | 2024
To prevent their village from turning into a ghost town, Mexican residents begin simulating an experience they all know: crossing the border illegally into the United States. They disguise themselves as border police and human traffickers so that paying tourists can feel like migrants for one night. A film about loss of home, identity and family, but one that also casts a perspective on the fact that dreams can change.

Obwohl „Night of the Coyotes“ ein Dokumentarfilm ist und es schnell klar wird, dass die „Caminata Nocturna“ nur Theater ist, besteht ab der ersten Minute Spannung.
[…] Die Doku transportiert auf feinfühlig-differenzierte Art ausgewählte Schicksale sowie das allgemeine Dilemma, in dem El Alberto sinnbildlich für diverse weitere indigene Ortschaften steckt.
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Credits
Director and screenwriter Clara Trischler
Producer Thomas Herberth, Florian Brüning, Alireza Golafshan
Cinematography Miriam Ortiz Guzmán
Editing Marielle Pohlmann
Set Sound Baruch Arias
Set Production Clara Marin
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Production company Horse&Fruits Wien / München
Coproduction Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf, Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg
Awards
2025 Best Documentary Film Award at Achtung Berlin Filmfestival
2025 Fipresci Award at 21st Zagreb Dox Intern. Film Festival
2024 Special mention at DocsMX​​
Festivals
2025 Zagreb Dox Intern. Film Festival, Croatia
2025 Achtung Berlin Filmfestival
2025 Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis, Germany
2024 CPH:DOX Festival, Copenhagen
2024 Diagonale, Graz
2024 DocsMX, Mexico City​
