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MARCOS. OTRO MUNDO ES POSIBLE Arrives at the 24th FICM As a Story Against Giving Up

Omar Sosa

Marcos. Otro mundo es posible (2026) was screened as part of the 24th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), with Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Batel, the festival’s vice president, and Diego Enrique Osorno, writer, independent reporter, and director of the film, in attendance.

“I’m very pleased that they chose Morelia to present this film. I believe it’s very important to continue using cinema to reflect on all kinds of issues and unresolved problems we face in this country,” said Cárdenas Batel.

The festival’s vice president highlighted the importance of this film in allowing the Morelia audience to engage with different perspectives and realities beyond their everyday lives. “What you’ve done is a contribution to the national debate. It’s necessary because it reminds us of and brings to Michoacán moments and characters from the country’s recent history that have significantly shaped the course Mexico has taken over the last 30 years,” he added.

Enrique Osorno thanked the people who chose to see Marcos. Otro mundo es posible considering the festival’s extensive lineup. He also extended his gratitude to the film’s crew, in attendance in the theater, for being part of the project.

“This film seems to be set in the past, but in reality, it speaks more to the future. I also like to think that it isn’t a film that offers hope, but rather a story that stands against giving up,” commented the director.

From the director’s perspective, Marcos. Otro mundo es posible isn’t really a film about a single character, but rather about a person’s ability to open up dialogue and bring issues to the table. “We believe the film has a very special energy that is necessary in these times—not only in light of what’s happening in Paris or Guadalajara, but also in light of what’s happening in the contemporary world,” he said before the screening began.

In 1994, a faceless man became the most visible face of an indigenous rebellion that took the world by surprise. Through the figure of Subcomandante Marcos, this documentary delves into the struggle of the Zapatista peoples who, more than thirty years later, continue to build their own way of resisting and living in the mountains of Chiapas.