MAMÁ LULÚ
In a country where justice is blind, mothers become the seekers of truth.
Photo: Jessica Villamil
MAMÁ LULÚ
The documentary
" A CHILD IS FOREVER, ALIVE OR DEAD"
-Lourdes Mejía-
Every day, Lulú carefully reads through the pages of the investigative file that have been piling up on her dining room table. Photographs, statements, underlined documents—fourteen years spent compiling information to understand what happened on the night of her son Carlos’s murder. Time and sorrow have left their mark; her emotional pain now manifests physically as well. Yet, Lulú does not give in. She continues to fight until she fulfills the promise she made to her son: to uncover the truth and achieve justice.
Photo: Jessica Villamil
Why make this documentary ?
"Mamá Lulú" is a film that opens a window into the external and internal world of Lourdes Mejía, who, like dozens of mothers in Mexico, loves and resists through her activism.
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Lourdes, together with other mothers from Ciudad Universitaria, organizes in small collectives, creating a network of women who exchange knowledge about their legal and political struggles, and where they also find solidarity and comfort.
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Her fight and dignified rage can serve as an example and inspiration to others, as well as a call to action, so that together—despite the fear that demanding justice in such a violent country may cause us—we can build a better world, where MEMORY, TRUTH, AND JUSTICE are the fundamental pillars of our society.
Who is Mamá Lulú?
Lourdes Mejía is known within the student and social movement of Mexico City as "Mama Lulú."
It was the young students and activists themselves who gave her this name, as they see in her a maternal figure who accompanies them day by day, encouraging them to resist. But above all, the name is an honor and recognition of her deep maternal love, as the mother of Carlos Sinuhé.
Photo: Jessica Villamil
Grants
IMCINE
Screenwriting Incentive, Storylines. 2025
Advisor: Carlos Lenin
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Our participation in audiovisual markets and international meetings
Plataforma Mx
2025
Mexico City,
Mexico
Regional workshop. Plataforma Mx by DOCS MX.
Conecta
2024
Santiago de Chile,
Chile
Funds and markets application workshop
led by Isabel Arrate (IDFA)
Ventana sur
Punto Género Pitch
2023
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Winning project - Distribution and exhibition advisory workshop award by Género DAC (Argentine Cinematographic Directors)
Photo: Nohely F. Barahona
Poster: Manuel E. Ojeda
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