2026 / Short / stop-motion
The Sound of the Jaguar
Mexico
Overview
6-min stop-motion student short (Mexico, ENAC/UNAM), original/native title 'El canto del jaguar' ('The Song of the Jaguar') -- TMDB's English title translates as 'The Sound of the Jaguar', likely the same film (same school, country, subject, year) but treat the title link as a strong probable match pending an English-title primary source. Combines 2D digital and stop-motion animation. dialogue partly in Chinantec. story of an indigenous woman migrating from the Chinantla region (Oaxaca/Veracruz) to Mexico City. Selected for Annecy 2026 (Graduation Short Film category). Director Antonia Sofia Silva Alvarado won the Jenkins-Del Toro Fellowship 2026 (Mary Street Jenkins Foundation / Guadalajara Intl Film Festival / Guillermo del Toro).
Cast & crew (1)
| Person | Role | Department | Source |
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| Antonia Silva Alvarado | director; writer | direction | secondary source themoviedb.orgoem.com.mx high confidence Details2026-07-14 daily enrichment batch (TMDB-sourced); upgraded to high confidence 2026-07-23 after independent Mexican-press confirmation (Jenkins-Del Toro Fellowship 2026 coverage) of director name, school and film subject. |
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