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Film Language
Spanish
Director
Jean Chapiro
Executive Producer
Lydia Dean Pilcher
Producer
Jean Chapiro
Editor
Jean Chapiro
Co-Editor
Jean Chapiro
Cinematographer
Jessica Arzate
Additional Cinematography
Kenia Carreón, César Chiquito
Sound
Francisco Gómez Guevara, César Gonzales Cortés, Alejandro Díaz
Music
Juan Carlos Enriquez
El Bosque is disappearing. This small fishing village on the coast of Tabasco, Mexico, has been slowly swallowed by the sea. For years, Guadalupe Cobos—a fisher and activist—has led her community in a determined effort to be heard and to secure relocation before the ocean takes what little remains.
LA MAR follows her over the course of a year, as families continue to live, fish, and celebrate among the ruins. When long-awaited approval finally arrives, it brings both relief and heartbreak.
This is a story of memory, resistance, and the painful contradiction of fighting to leave while never wanting to go.
Jean Chapiro is a Mexican filmmaker and journalist based in New York City. She won a Student Academy Award in 2023 for her short documentary HASTA ENCONTRARLOS and was nominated for an Ariel Award in 2025. As a producer, she was shortlisted for the 98th Academy Awards and has won two Student BAFTA Awards.
She holds an M.S. in Documentary Journalism from the Columbia University Journalism School and an MFA in Creative Producing from the Columbia University School of the Arts.