The Third Root: In Search of the Origins of Son Jarocho

(Feature documentary, Duration: 63 minutes) Camilo Nu is a prodigious guitarist from Mexico who is propelled on a journey to search the roots of the traditional music of Veracruz know as Son Jarocho, a Mexican music that has been recognized as having Spanish and African influences Camilo travels through Southern Spain and North Africa to collaborate musically with the local genres in order to discover what similarities still exist, and as his journey gets further from home he is unexpectedly confronted with his own fragmented African heritage that he inherited through his absent father. Camilo’s journey takes on a whole new meaning as he travels deep into the African roots of Son Jarocho and, inevitably, his own identity.

Featuring Abderrahim Amrani Marakchi, Gilberto Gutierrez Silva, Ruben Albarran, Madiha Daiff, Mariel Henry Rojo, Iraida Noriega, Leika, Sergio Gomez, Diego Guerrero, Camil Meseguer Rioux, Helio Martin del Campo, Renato Dominguez, Jeronimo Gonzalez, Annahí Saoco Cruz, Los Sonex, Les Ils Du Detroit, Abdesalam Alikane & Tyour Gnawa, Cheick Tidiane Seck, Natasha Altas, Gilberto Gil, Cheb Khaled, Ramon Gutierrez Hernandez, Estanzuela, Julio Cesar Corro Lara, and many more.

Film Website – thethirdrootmovie.com

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS:

Guadalajara International Film Festival (Mexico)

San Francisco Latino Film Festival (USA)

Chicago Music & Movies International Festival (USA)