J-ok'el

J-ok'el
Directed byBenjamin Williams
Written byJeremy Svenson
Peter Theis
Andy Whitaker
Produced byJuan Carlos Arizmendi
Paola Madrazo del Río
Andrés Rodríguez Franco
Benjamin Williams
StarringDee Wallace-Stone
Tom Parker
Ana Patricia Rojo
Diana Bracho
Jesús Ochoa
Angelique Boyer
CinematographyAndrew Waruszewski
Edited bySlater Dixon
Music byGeorge Shaw
Distributed byMaverick Entertainment Group
Running time
90 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguagesSpanish
English
Budget$500,000 USD

J-ok'el is a 2007 Mexican supernatural horror film directed by Benjamin Williams. This film was Williams' debut.[1]

Plot

An American man travels to a small town in Chiapas, Mexico called San Cristobal de las Casas, to help his mother when he knows that his stepsister has been abducted. Everything indicates that it is a wave of kidnappings attributed to the legendary J-ok'el (Weeping Woman). This woman had drowned her children a long time ago and her spirit has returned to take other children and thus forget her own suffering.[2]

Awards

The film won gold medal for best music in the Park City Film Festival in Park City, Utah.[3]

Trivia

J-ok'el means "weeping woman" in Tzotzil language.

The budget was $500,000 USD.

Soundtrack listing

Music written and conducted by George Shaw[4]

  1. "The Legend of La Llorona" - 2:21
  2. "Journey to Mexico" - 2:32
  3. "Carolina Apparition" - 0:48
  4. "Nocturnal Abduction" - 1:16
  5. "Missing Child" - 0:46
  6. "The Weeping Woman" - 1:48
  7. "Prayers for the Missing" - 3:24
  8. "Scaredy Dog" - 0:16
  9. "Market Chase" - 3:25
  10. "Siblings Snatched" - 1:30
  11. "He Left Me" - 1:42
  12. "Kids in the Dark" - 1:06
  13. "Flashlight Clue" - 0:57
  14. "Now You Will See" - 0:43
  15. "Mistaken Identity" - 1:57
  16. "Fernando Taken" - 1:28
  17. "It's J-ok'el" - 1:42
  18. "The Search" - 4:03
  19. "Cavern Confrontation" - 4:28
  20. "Cemetery" - 3:19
  21. "J-ok'el" - 2:57

References

  1. ^ Mayra Adauto Gómez (Feb 27, 2007). "Presentan J-ok'el". Esmas.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved Sep 13, 2011.
  2. ^ "J-ok'el: la llorona se aparece en Chiapas". Anodis.com. Mar 5, 2007. Archived from the original on May 1, 2011. Retrieved Sep 13, 2011.
  3. ^ Rodrigo Delgado (Apr 5, 2009). "J-ok'el, la Llorona". RodrigoDelgado.com. Archived from the original on June 8, 2009. Retrieved Sep 13, 2011.
  4. ^ David Doncel (July 5, 2008). "J-ok'el / Marcus". BSO Spirit. Retrieved Sep 13, 2011.


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