10 · 24 · 17 The space horror of Cygnus, by Hugo Félix Mercado, premiered at the 15th FICM Share with twitter Share with facebook Share with mail Copy to clipboard Gustavo R. Gallardo The Mexican film Cygnus, by Hugo Félix Mercado, was presented at the fifteenth edition of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). Framed in a novel proposal of science fiction and terror cinema, Cygnus approaches the story of Fabian, an astronomer who works in the Great Millimeter Telescope in Mexico, at more than four thousand meters of height. One night he discovers a strange signal coming from the constellation Cygnus. This discovery coincides with strange events in the observatory. Fabián is sure that the signal is responsible, so he decides to investigate. Director Hugo Félix Mercado said that it was very difficult to film in the mountains because you could not breathe well. "We were losing the thread of the story, some people altitude sickness and had to leave and didn't return. The effort does not matter, but the result does." Writer Carlos Alvahuante said the story was supported by astronomy research. "It was a long journey and I clung to keep more suspense and for it to have that astronomical character." Carlos Alvahuante, Jorge Luis Moreno Cygnus's media and public relations coordinator, Isabel Casas Carretero, said the film was financed through funding, which prompted others to support it: "It is very difficult to do so, but when others see it's being supported, they do too". On the other hand, she emphasized that it was well regarded by the sponsors because it was a Mexican science fiction film. "There is a history of this type of films and I think they supported us thinking about that." Cygnus will be screened again on Wednesday, October 25, in the Melchor Ocampo Theater at 18:15 hours.
