‘The life of a flower echoes the rhythm of existence.’ Director Lukas Tielke has captured the beauty and the deep-rooted tradition of a Spanish festival in his short film ‘MAYA’. The film focuses not so much on the aesthetic splendor of the festival per se, but much more on the strength and the discipline of the young girls known as the Mayas. Tielke’s short film is themed upon a love of and connectedness to nature as well as the special power of flowers as seen from the perspective of a former Maya looking back on her earlier life.

‘In the garden of life, each flower is reborn as a testament between the seed and the earth.’ ‘MAYA’ is an homage to the vibrant culture of the small Spanish village of Colmenar Viejo – bringing the essence of this unique festival to the big screen. Among the competitors at the BERLIN COMMERCIAL Festival in late August, the film was produced by the production company Peoplegrapher in collaboration with FALCA.

The ‘La Maya’ festival takes place each year...