Cinematic background from Agave: Spirit of a Nation 2018 - In Mexico, families have passed down the tradition of distilling agave for generations and now, this once obscure Mexican drink is everywhere. Discover, how one delicate plant has carried the weight of a nation and the people trying to protect it.

Agave: Spirit of a Nation

2018

Documentary

Directors:
Matthew Riggieri, Nick Kovacic
Writers:
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Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A field with many blue agave plants in the middle of the day; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – Two people are working in a greenhouse filled with lots of potted plants; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A group of people sitting in the grass near a tree; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A person walking in a field with a basket of food; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A pile of artichokes sitting in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A car driving down a road near a forest; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A large room with a lot of windows in it; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A woman and a man are looking at each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A person sitting in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – Two people sitting under a tree in a field; Extreme Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – Two women are sitting at a table eating food; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A man standing in front of a pile of pineapples; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A woman sitting on a couch in front of pineapples; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A woman in a red shirt is working on a piece of wood; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A woman and a boy are talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A man holding a pole in the grass; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A truck parked on top of a dirt field; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A black and white photo of a man wearing a sombrero; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A woman writing in a notebook next to a candle; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A man holding a glass of liquid in his hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – An overhead view of a person working in a factory; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A little boy and girl are playing in the dirt; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – Two men sitting on a bench with a guitar; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – An older man wearing a cowboy hat in a field; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A man in a hat is in the grass; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A man carrying a large piece of fruit on top of his head; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A city street filled with lots of traffic and parked cars; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A man wearing a hat standing in the middle of a field; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A man with a hat standing in tall grass; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A large pile of dirt with a cross on top of it; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A view of a house in the middle of a lush green valley; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A man in a cowboy hat is sitting next to another man in a cowboy hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A group of people looking at a piece of paper; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A group of people wearing surgical masks in a warehouse; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A man walking through the grass; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A wooden table and four wooden chairs in a dimly - lit room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A man standing next to a person wearing a red jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – View of a field of green grass; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A field with a building in the distance and a mountain in the background; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A group of people standing in a field of pineapples; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – People are standing in a yard with a view of the mountains; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A group of people walking down a sidewalk; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – The sun is shining on a mountain with a cloud filled sky; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A woman standing in front of an oven; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A man standing in front of a bunch of wine barrels; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – An aerial view of an open field with a truck driving down the road; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A man in a hat and a leather jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A man riding a horse through a field of blue plants; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A group of people riding bikes on a dirt road; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – An older man is standing in front of a wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A man writing on a piece of paper next to a scale; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A man and a woman sitting in front of a computer; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A group of people standing on top of a dirt road; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A man standing next to another man in front of a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – An older man holding a wooden stick in his mouth; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A young boy sitting on a log in the dirt; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A man in a yellow raincoat holding a bunch of pineapples; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A view of a mountain range with a car parked on the side of the road; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A man standing in front of a pineapple field; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A young boy writing on a piece of white paper; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – An aerial view of a city with many buildings and trees; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A person with a beard; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A man wearing a straw hat holding a stick; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A woman is playing a trombone in front of a group of people; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A bunch of pipes that are in a room; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A man holding a knife and a meat cleaver in his hand; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A person wearing a cowboy hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A table with a glass of wine and a bottle; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – Two people walking in a field with a mountain in the background; Extreme Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – An older man wearing a jean jacket and a blue jean jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A man sitting at a table in front of two other men cooking food; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A man walking across a river holding two water containers; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – An aerial view of a rural area with smoke coming out of the sky; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A car driving down a dirt road through a field; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A man wearing a cowboy hat is drinking a cup of coffee; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A view of a lush green valley with mountains in the background; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – Two people are walking through a lush green field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A large building in the middle of a lush green forest; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – An old man with a beard and a mustache; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – An older man sitting on a chair in front of a fire pit; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A man's face in the dark; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A view of a river flowing through a lush green valley; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A woman in a red shirt looking out of a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Agave: Spirit of a Nation” (2018), directed by Matthew Riggieri – A car is parked in the middle of the night; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle