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Ojalá Supieras (“I Wish You Knew”) is a visually immersive documentary that unearths the silenced history of Islam in colonial Mexico.
Ojalá Supieras (“I Wish You Knew”) is a story of belief forbidden, identities suppressed, and survival through secrecy.

Through archival documents, dramatizations of Inquisition trials, and reflections that connect past to present, the film brings to life the hidden stories of men and women like Pedro Lorenzo and María Ruiz — accused of crypto-Islam and persecuted for their faith. It is a history buried by empire, erased from memory, but now reclaimed on screen.

This is not only a film — it is an act of reclamation.

Why This Film Matters

For too long, Mexico has been imagined solely through the lens of Catholic colonial identity. Ojalá Supieras reframes this narrative, revealing that Muslims, Jews, Christians, and Indigenous peoples all shaped the nation’s foundation.

In today’s world of rising intolerance, surveillance, and erasure, this story speaks directly to our times. It reminds us that history is not a closed chapter — it’s a pattern. The struggles for dignity and belief that unfolded centuries ago echo in global struggles today, from suppressed faith in colonial Mexico to human rights violations in our present moment.

This film gives audiences — from scholars and students to interfaith and justice communities — the chance to see Mexico not as a monolith, but as a crossroads of civilizations.