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Title Agave : the spirit of a nation / a film by Digital Cave ; in association with Habitant Films ; associate producers, Todd Yuhanick, Helena Medina-Lomeli ; produced by Matt Riggieri, Nick Kovacic ; directed by Nicholas Kovacic, Matthew Riggieri
Published Warren, NJ : Passion River Productions, 2018

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Description 1 online resource (80 minutes)
Summary This expressive documentary explores the phenomenon of the fastest trending alcohol spirit in the world, Tequila and Mezcal. This journey takes us to the world's most bio-diverse landscape of the agave plant, Mexico; here families have been passing down the tradition of distilling agave for generations, at times, even clandestinely. From the alluring red highlands of Jalisco to the rugged mountains of Oaxaca the film follows three producers - Carlos, Graciela, and Aquilino in this burgeoning renaissance. From a bootstrap ambition to carrying on a father's legacy, their successes and sacrifices unfurl in this interweaved story. Discover how one delicate plant can carry the weight of a nation and the people trying to protect it for the future
Notes Title from title screen (viewed April 11, 2022)
Credits Original score, Caleb Stine ; edited by Clementina Mantellini ; cinematography by Ernesto Pardo and Nate Pesce
Performer Narrator, Damián Alcázar ; featuring, Graciela Angeles Carreño, Carlos Camarena
Notes In English and Spanish with English subtitles
Subject Agaves -- Mexico
Distilleries -- Mexico
Mescal -- Mexico
Tequila -- Mexico
Agaves
Distilleries
Mescal
Tequila
Mexico
Genre/Form documentary film.
Documentary films
Feature films
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Documentaires.
Form Streaming video
Author Riggieri, Matthew, director, producer
Kovacic, Nick, director, producer
Alcázar, Damián, 1953- narrator.
Digital Cave Media, production company
Habitant Productions, production company
Passion River Films, film distributor.
Other Titles Espíritu de una nación