“Filmed over the course of several years by director Stephan Werk and his crew, the Sons of Mezcal documentary channels this concept of dixeebe. The film defines this word as “a term spoken when drinking mezcal amongst loved ones to express honor to those present, those who have passed on, to mother nature, and the ancient spirits within mezcal itself.” Throughout the film, this deep sense of honor and respect is shown through the relationships and actions of the Cortés family and the other related Casa Cortés families who may not be related by blood, but are clearly bound by something deeper in the earth, culture, and tradition of rural Oaxaca.”
