2018 | Color | 110:00 This is the story of the Cuban dancer Carlos “Yuli” Acosta, from his origins in a humble Havana neighborhood to his transformation into the star of one of the world’s greatest ballet companies. “Yuli” was the first black dancer to play Romeo at the Royal Ballet in London, where he forged his career for 17 years. Yuli talks about art, about the sacrifices involved in dedicating one’s life to it, and—above all—about one’s true self. Country: España, Alemania, Cuba, Reino Unido Direction: Bollaín; Iciar Script: Acosta; Carlos, Laverty; Paul Production: Egan; Gail, Gordon; Juan, Calderwood; Andrea Photography: Catalán; Alex Sound: Ovejero; Alberto, Gutiérrez; Pelayo, Valiño; Eva Music: Iglesias; Alberto Cast:Alfonso; Santiago, Martínez; Keyvin, Acosta; Carlos, de La Uz; Laura, Olbera; Edison Manuel Art direction: Colet; Laia Participation year at FICM: 2019
2018 | Color | 110:00 This is the story of the Cuban dancer Carlos “Yuli” Acosta, from his origins in a humble Havana neighborhood to his transformation into the star of one of the world’s greatest ballet companies. “Yuli” was the first black dancer to play Romeo at the Royal Ballet in London, where he forged his career for 17 years. Yuli talks about art, about the sacrifices involved in dedicating one’s life to it, and—above all—about one’s true self. Country: España, Alemania, Cuba, Reino Unido Direction: Bollaín; Iciar Script: Acosta; Carlos, Laverty; Paul Production: Egan; Gail, Gordon; Juan, Calderwood; Andrea Photography: Catalán; Alex Sound: Ovejero; Alberto, Gutiérrez; Pelayo, Valiño; Eva Music: Iglesias; Alberto Cast:Alfonso; Santiago, Martínez; Keyvin, Acosta; Carlos, de La Uz; Laura, Olbera; Edison Manuel Art direction: Colet; Laia Participation year at FICM: 2019
Sujo When a cartel gunman is killed, he leaves behind Sujo, his beloved 4-year-old son. The shadow of violence surrounds Sujo during each stage of his life in the isolated Mexican countryside. As he grows into a man, Sujo finds that fulfilling his father’s destiny may be inescapable. See More
Sujo When a cartel gunman is killed, he leaves behind Sujo, his beloved 4-year-old son. The shadow of violence surrounds Sujo during each stage of his life in the isolated Mexican countryside. As he grows into a man, Sujo finds that fulfilling his father’s destiny may be inescapable. See More
Mexico will no longer exist! A frenetic view runs over a convulsed Mexico City, a colossal metropolis sustained by the myth of "mestizaje" and other colonial forms of violence. Past and present weave a flurry of images; fragmented memories of this land. Ancient deities are incarnated, while dreams overlap among intimacy, complicity and the tumult. This is an erratic film that invites us to reimagine the complex relationship we have with the constructed “mexicanidad.” See More
The 22nd FICM Awarded the Best of its Official Selection and Impulso Morelia 10 10 · 25 · 24 Alfonso Cuarón Presents a Film that Shaped Him at the 22nd FICM: JONÁS WHO WILL BE 25 IN THE YEAR 2000 10 · 25 · 24 The Vindication of a Great Artist: Interview with Eva Aridjis Fuentes, Director of ADIÓS CABALLOS: THE MANY LIVES OF Q LAZZARUS (2024) 10 · 25 · 24 The Documentary LAS AMAZONAS DE YAXUNAH Premieres at the 22nd FICM 10 · 25 · 24
Alfonso Cuarón Presents a Film that Shaped Him at the 22nd FICM: JONÁS WHO WILL BE 25 IN THE YEAR 2000 10 · 25 · 24
The Vindication of a Great Artist: Interview with Eva Aridjis Fuentes, Director of ADIÓS CABALLOS: THE MANY LIVES OF Q LAZZARUS (2024) 10 · 25 · 24
