Color | 78:00 When Carmen, an adopted daughter, decides to look for her birth mother, she sets out on a journey toward her roots, her identity, and the affection that will help her come to terms with her adoptive mother’s death—and recover elusive memories. With no clues other than a name, the director of the documentary embarks on a quest in the Colombian province of Santander, where her “real” mother is living a life that may not have any room for Carmen. Direction: Torres; Carmen Script: Torres; Carmen Production: Torres; Carmen, Andreu; Marta Photography: Torres; Carmen Sound: Castillo; Alejandro Participation year at FICM: 2018
Color | 78:00 When Carmen, an adopted daughter, decides to look for her birth mother, she sets out on a journey toward her roots, her identity, and the affection that will help her come to terms with her adoptive mother’s death—and recover elusive memories. With no clues other than a name, the director of the documentary embarks on a quest in the Colombian province of Santander, where her “real” mother is living a life that may not have any room for Carmen. Direction: Torres; Carmen Script: Torres; Carmen Production: Torres; Carmen, Andreu; Marta Photography: Torres; Carmen Sound: Castillo; Alejandro Participation year at FICM: 2018
Naza Shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, the film reveals in detail the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. See More
5 de chocolate y 1 de fresa Esperanza is a young novice living in a quiet convent full of old nuns. After eating some “special” mushrooms, innocent Esperanza becomes modern and psychedelic Brenda: a subversive girl who raids a high-society party, sings subversive songs and charms young fellows. See More
The Buzz During a live national television interview, Verónica, a famous and widely admired actress, struggles to uphold the image of a perfect life as her inner world fractures under the weight of private abuse. Trapped between silence, fear, and a sudden panic attack, she must decide whether to continue performing the illusion—or break the cycle in front of everyone. See More
Visit the Beaches of Michoacán 10 · 29 · 26 The 24th FICM Awarded the Best of its Official Selection and Impulso Morelia 12 10 · 23 · 26 LOS LOBOS: NATIVE SONS by Piero F. Giunti and Doug Blush Screened at the 24th FICM 10 · 23 · 26 LA MUERTE ES TEMPORAL, EL AMOR ES ETERNO A Short by Cerveza Victoria Celebrating Day of the Dead at the 24th FICM 10 · 23 · 26
LA MUERTE ES TEMPORAL, EL AMOR ES ETERNO A Short by Cerveza Victoria Celebrating Day of the Dead at the 24th FICM 10 · 23 · 26
