Saq Nikté y El Espíritu de la Máscara
Saq Nikté and the Spirit of the Mask
En una remota y olvidada aldea, una niña artesana pone a prueba una vieja invocación K’iche’, que atrae la atención de un curioso espíritu a nuestro mundo.
In a forgotten community, an artisan girl puts an old K’iche’ invocation to the test and summons a curious spirit into our world.
2025 ∙ 5 minutes∙ Guatemala, Uruguay
© 100 Volcanoes 2025
CAST & CREW
Director & Writer | Ester Weiner
Created by | Ester Weiner
Producers | Aurora Nohemi Chaj Haz, Sergio Bonacci Lapalma, Bryan Dimas
Executive Producers | Pablo Leon, Natalia Del Riego, Jonathan Rivas, Nicholas Kennedy, Pamela De La Cruz
Cast | Lidia Maribel Lux Leon
K’iche’ Translator | Miguel Ignacio Ventura
Concept Art | Gloria Felix, Ester Weiner, Pablo “Tenshi” Solares, Daniela Almorza, Pablo Leon
Storyboards | Daniela Almorza, Pablo “Tenshi” Solares
Storyboard Revisions | Ernesto Alonso
Character Design | Daniela Almorza, Pablo “Tenshi” Solares
Background Design | Pablo “Tenshi” Solares, Adreina Santos
Color Design | Monica Santillana, Andreina Santos, A. Ester Weiner
Supervision and Key Animation | Florencia De León, Támara Kupfer Muñoz
Assistant Animator | Monica Santillana, Daniela Almorza, Valentina Buchner
Color Animation | Florencia De León, Monica Santillana, Valentina Buchner Fiorelli, Teo Castañón
Music | Aurora Nohemi Chaj Haz
Editor | Pablo Leon
Digital Compositor | Hugo Lopez Valdez
Production Companies | 100 Volcanoes, Kojtanchanej Productions, Ocelotl Productions
AWARDS
Achievement in Animation | 19th Los Angeles Skins Film Festival 2025
FILM FESTIVALS
19th Los Angeles Skins Film Festival 2025 (USA)
28th Ícaro Intl. Film Festival 2025 (Guatemala)
11th BITBANG Intl. Animation Festival 2025 (Argentina)
9th Animacción: Intl. Animation Film Festival 2025 (Spain)
28th SCAD Savannah Film Festival 2025 (USA)
22nd BendFilm Festival 2025 (USA)
22nd Tallgrass Film Festival 2025 (USA)
11th Ridgway Independent Film Festival 2025 (USA)
19th Native Spirit Film Festival 2025 (UK)
8th El Paso Film Festival 2025 (USA)
25th New York Latino Film Festival 2025 (USA)
13th La Guarimba Intl. Film Festival 2025 (Italy)
25th deadCenter Film Festival 2025 (USA)
14th Philadelphia Latino Arts & Film Festival 2025 (USA)
24th Los Angeles Latino Intl. Film Festival 2025 (USA)
14th Chilemonos Intl. Animation Festival 2025 (Chile | World Premiere)