Death Day (1934)

Overview : During his adventure in Mexico, Sergei Eisenstein made footage of a Mexican "Death Day" celebration for inclusion in his "Que Viva Mexico!" film project. When the 200,000-plus feet of film he eventually exposed in Mexico was first attempted to be made into a feature film, "Thunder Over Mexico", the producers excluded the Death Day material for subsequent compilation as an independent short subject. Silent with music track and explanatory English intertitles.

Release Date : June 26, 1934

Runtime : 17m

Genre : Documentary  

Companies : Principal Productions Inc., The Mexican Picture Trust

Countries : Mexico, Soviet Union

Keywords : lost film, mexican culture, short film