Foreign Puzzle
“Suspended between life and death, a Mexican American mother explores uncertainty through dance.”
2019•1h 9m•Released
Documentary
Foreign Puzzle is an intimate documentary that captures the journey of an inspiring Mexican American dancer as she communicates the impermanence of life through dance while juggling the roles of a recently divorced parent of a 6-year-old, a choreographer and a primary school teacher amidst intensive treatments for breast cancer.
Director
Chithra Jeyaram
Languages
English, Spanish
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