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The Desert Caravan

El Carretón del Desierto [The Desert Caravan] Documentary
84 minutes
Spanish
English and Spanish
Polish and English subtitles.
Desert of San Luis Potosí and Zacatecas/Mexico
Producciones Volcán and Pierrot Films/Mexico
Video
DCP
Dolby 5.1t
2023

All rights available / all territories

trailer subtitled

The Desert Caravan

El Carretón del Desierto [The Desert Caravan] Documentary
84 minutes
Spanish
English and Spanish
Polish and English subtitles.
Desert of San Luis Potosí and Zacatecas/Mexico
Producciones Volcán and Pierrot Films/Mexico
Video
DCP
Dolby 5.1t
2023

All rights available / all territories

trailer subtitled

credits:
Kataryna Sek, Jaime Hevia, their animal companions
and the Nudo family puppets

Synopsis
They fell in love. She came to Mexico from Poland,
he from Spain. They went to the desert and decided
to live there.
They were performing on small ranches, first walking
the arid trails to the next town. Then, they put
together a horse-drawn caravan, making it their
theater, home, and transport. The troupe grew and
against all odds, they fulfilled their dreams:
life in freedom, seeking out children and ranchers
who lend an ear to their incredible tales.

Director’s and Producer’s Notes
This is the territory they rove in their caravan, the Carretón.
Much of the desert flatlands of San Luis Potosí and
Zacatecas is known as the Wirikuta reserve. Their travels
have taken them up to 300 kilometers on horseback.
Their starting point is the Santa Gertrudis Dam in the
municipality of Charcas.
The caravan is not only Kasia and Jaime; they’re
accompanied by the Nudo family, the company of puppets
and animals sharing their world. Leading members include
the burro Pascualito, who is now a consecrated artist
participating in performances; two horses and a mule are
the caravan’s engine. Puppets and marionettes from all over
the world are part of the troupe.
The desert has borne its fruits: a new member arrived not
long ago, although not in the documentary, Antón, a
toddler who was born with complications in the desert,
who has already visited his European grandparents and
has now returned to Santa Gertrudis, to the life of his
parents. That’s a story for the future.
It took years to make the documentary. We started in 2014
but were interrupted a few years when the director broke
his leg; we resumed the project and finished filming in 2018.
The pandemic delayed its completion, but now, in 2021, it’s
ready.