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Title: MENTIRAS

Reference number: 7607

Date: 2006

Director: d. Nick Higgins

Sponsor: supported by The National Lottery through Scottish Screen, Edinburgh College of Art, Scottish Enterpriseb Edinburgh & Lothian, Angus Digital Media Centre, Docspace, Scottish Documentary Institute.

Producer: Nick Higgins

Production company: Bridging the Gap / Lansdowne Productions

Sound: sound

Original format: HDV

Colour: col

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 13.08 mins

Description: "Mentiras" is a visually stunning but profoundly unsettling journey through the world's largest city. Based on one man's confession to human rights crimes committed with the backing of the Mexican government it is the story of a troubled conscience and the rupturing of official lies. [synopsis from Scottish Screen brochure "New Films, New Talent, Best of Scottish Shorts 2006]

View complete film on the Scottish Documentary Institute website at http://www.docscene.org/mentiras.html [last accessed 23/4/2010]

Part of Season 3 'Bridging the Gap' documentary scheme, on the theme of "Lies".

Credits: Bridging the Gap production in association with Scottish Screen

With special thanks to The Fray Bartholeme de Las Casas Centre for Human Rights, Chiapas, Mexico.

camera Alex Fenton, Carlos Valdes
sd. Marcelo de Oliviera, Hector Ramirez
production support in Mexico City Ray Sinatra & Habanero Films
p. co-ordinator Aiko Tsuru
grip Candelario Perez
drivers Miguel & Raymundo
p. ass. Felipe Medina (Mexico), Ciara Barry (Scotland)
original m. Andrew Cruickshank, Greg Lawson (Violin)\
m. rec. Stephen McBride, Cameron Mercer

Musical excerpts: "Invocation of the Corn Mother" Remix performed by Appendix Out courtesy of Alasdair Roberts © 2006. "Cypress Branches" performed by Rachel's courtesy of Rachel's and Touch & Go Records Jason Noble © 1996.

online ed. Lewis Gourlay
sd. mixer John Cobban
ed. Tadhg O'Sullivan
exec. p. Noe Mendelle, Julia Caithness
d. and p. Nick Higgins

A Bridging the Gap Production supported by The National Lottery through Scottish Screen, Edinburgh College of Art, Scottish Enterpriseb Edinburgh & Lothian, Angus Digital Media Centre, Docspace, Scottish Documentary Institute.

© Landsdowne Productions 2006

Shotlist: [introductory credits] In 2005 a man came forward to state a truth that remains officially denied. His testimony concerned paramilitary activity during the ceasefire that has been in place since 1995 between the Mexican government and the Zapatisa Army of National Liberation. So politically sensitive was his account that he now lives under state prosecution somewhere in the world's largest city.