SAINT DEATH
(LA SANTA MUERTE)
dir. Eva Aridjis, 2007
84 mins. Mexico.
In Spanish with English subtitles.

MONDAY, JUNE 06 – 10:00 PM
SATURDAY, JUNE 11 – 7:00 PM (Q&A)

In Mexico there is a cult that is rapidly growing- the cult of Saint Death. This female grim reaper, considered a saint by followers but Satanic by the Catholic Church, is worshipped by people whose lives are filled with danger and/or violence- criminals, gang members, transsexuals, sick people, drug addicts and families living in rough neighborhoods. SAINT DEATH takes us on a tour of the altars, jails and neighborhoods in Mexico where the saint’s most devoted followers can be found. Narrated by: Gael García Bernal.