2025 | Color | 86:24 Àvia, which means grandmother in Catalan, portrays Montserrat Gispert Cruells, who as a child flees Barcelona with her family during the Spanish Civil War and arrives in Mexico in 1941. Rodrigo, her grandson and the film’s director, accompanies her in her final days as she reflects on her identity, her life as an ethnobotanist, her family legacy, exile, and the right to a dignified death. Together, they wander through her garden of memories. Country: México, España Direction: Imaz; Rodrigo Script: Imaz; Rodrigo, Romo; Juan Production: Hojarasca, Enrich Mas; Teresa, Nagajima; Yasuo, Carrera; Mariona Photography: Imaz; Rodrigo, Romo; Juan Sound: Orozco; Maluz Music: Fernández; Ayamel, Del Puerto; Ernesto, Cubas Fridman; Juan Cast:NA Art direction: NA Participation year at FICM: 2025
2025 | Color | 86:24 Àvia, which means grandmother in Catalan, portrays Montserrat Gispert Cruells, who as a child flees Barcelona with her family during the Spanish Civil War and arrives in Mexico in 1941. Rodrigo, her grandson and the film’s director, accompanies her in her final days as she reflects on her identity, her life as an ethnobotanist, her family legacy, exile, and the right to a dignified death. Together, they wander through her garden of memories. Country: México, España Direction: Imaz; Rodrigo Script: Imaz; Rodrigo, Romo; Juan Production: Hojarasca, Enrich Mas; Teresa, Nagajima; Yasuo, Carrera; Mariona Photography: Imaz; Rodrigo, Romo; Juan Sound: Orozco; Maluz Music: Fernández; Ayamel, Del Puerto; Ernesto, Cubas Fridman; Juan Cast:NA Art direction: NA Participation year at FICM: 2025
Ávia Ávia is an intimate documentary that chronicles the life of Montserrat Gispert Cruelles, who experienced exile from Barcelona during the Spanish Civil War and resettled in Mexico in 1941 at the age of seven. Directed by her grandson, Rodrigo Ímaz, the film explores Montserrat’s pivotal moments and personal challenges, offering an emotional and authentic portrayal of her legacy amid the turbulence of the 20th century. See More
Juan Perros Juan Perros lives in the Coahuila desert with his animals. He works tirelessly in the most brutal environment. Through his testimony we witness, his universe in all its complexity; his near death experience and survival living from the trash discarded by his own community. Confronting both the power of nature and the aloneness of his existence, Juan practices, a simple way of life, with a philosophy that is both humbling and extreme. See More
Xochimilco 1914 On the morning of December 4th, 1914, Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata met for the first time. An original stenographic record of their conversation just hours before they took control of Mexico City exists. Xochimilco 1914 is an animation that visually explores the words of these revolutionary heroes and their historic repercussion. See More
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 FICM and the Curacao Film Festival Reaffirm Their Alliance to Promote Cinema With a Showcase of Caribbean Short Films 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
FICM and the Curacao Film Festival Reaffirm Their Alliance to Promote Cinema With a Showcase of Caribbean Short Films 10 · 23 · 26
