Obakki Films is a documentary platform dedicated to telling deeply human stories rooted in craft, culture, and place. These films emerge from Obakki’s long-standing relationships with artisan communities built through years of collaboration.

Princess Magnolia and the Golden Breasts follows José García, an 80 year old blind potter from Oaxaca who has always believed in mermaids.

Long before he lost his sight, José grew up hearing his mother’s stories about the most beautiful women in the world living beneath the sea. Those stories stayed with him for a lifetime, quietly weaving themselves into his work and into his love for his wife, Teresita.

After becoming blind, José began sculpting Teresita’s face each day so he would never forget her. Over time her likeness often merged with the form of a mermaid, half woman and half myth, where love and belief become inseparable.

The film captures José’s first journey to the ocean since losing his vision. Guided by Teresita, his partner and muse, José approaches the water dressed as a merman, crowned with seashells, setting out to finally meet the mythical beings he has believed in all his life.