Contemporary Lives
BARRIO BRAVO
Director
Matteo Brunetta & Filippo Tommasoli
Additional title
BARRIO BRAVO
Duration
90'
Year
2027
Format
Feature Doc
Production
Maecenas Media – USA
Co-Production
Tommasoli Visual Factory – ITA
Producer
Matteo Brunetta, Filippo Tommasoli
- Cuxtitali is an autonomous barrio in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, governed by a local assembly and water board that manages life—and water—for 1,800 residents and 5,000 nearby neighbors. Today, paramilitary groups linked to cartels control its springs, blocking pipelines as drought deepens Mexico’s water crisis. Outbreaks of disease, kidnappings of water leaders, and a nearby Coca-Cola plant consuming a million liters daily reveal a stark injustice. Barrio Bravo follows a resilient community fighting to reclaim their most vital resource: water.
