10 · 29 · 21 La Corriente del Golfo's Short Film Anthology El tema Screened at the 19th FICM Share with twitter Share with facebook Share with mail Copy to clipboard Berenice Andrade @MelcochaBarata El tema, a documentary compilation of six shorts dealing with the key issues of the climate crisis in Mexico, directed by Santiago Maza Stern and produced by La Corriente del Golfo, was presented at the 19th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). The screening was attended by the director of the anthology; the producer, Magali Rocha Donnadieu; Paula Amor, director of La Corriente del Golfo; and Daniela Michel, founder and general director of FICM. Paula Amor "El tema shows a bit of the resistance in the country, the people who are organizing and who contribute a lot to a time where it's all about finding solutions," said Magali Rocha during the presentation of the short films. Santiago Maza Stern pointed out that the issues reflected in the compilation are not isolated: “The subjects overlap because climate change is a very complex issue. We try to land this issue in Mexico. We are all participants in the solution and the problem. The solution is not individual, the issue is something that we must solve collectively.” In El tema, the climate crisis is approached through the stories and experiences of environmental activists, human rights defenders, indigenous communities, academics and civil society organizations. Two witnesses: the actor, producer and director Gael García Bernal, and the writer and linguist Yásnaya Aguilar, spin the stories and reflect on their impact. During the presentation, Santiago Maza Stern and Magali Rocha reminded the audience that they can see the short films individually through YouTube.
