Food for the Ancestors The Mexican Celebration of The Days of the Dead (1999)

Documentary that explores the festival known as the Day of the Dead Dia de los Muertos highlighting Mexican traditions and ancient ways that still exist all of these interpreted through Mexican cuisine Each year during the last week of October Mexican communities begin preparations for the ageold festival For each family it is a remembrance of a departed loved one On a larger scale it also memorializes all ancestral Mexicans and the gifts that they passed on to their descendants especially food and culture