2007 | Color | 26 min Bajo el Tacaná follows the lives of several migrant women as they are arrested in control posts and hostels across Mexico´s southern border, in the Soconusco region, run the risk of being deported at a migrant station in Tapachula, and visit places where they are forced or lured into prostitution by the Mexican authorities. Bajo el Tacaná uses the migrant´s testimonies and first-hand accounts from bystanders, such as a taxi driver in Tapachula and a doctor who tends the prostitutes to chronicle the atrocities that take place in the Mexico- Guatemala border. Voice-over adds meaning to the film, while the music conveys what we couldn´t or wouldn´t dare to record on video. Country: México Direction: Vericat; Isabel Script: Vericat; Isabel Photography: F. Rossini; Carlos Sound: Schmucler; Federico Music: Sosa; Rogelio Participation year at FICM: 2007
2007 | Color | 26 min Bajo el Tacaná follows the lives of several migrant women as they are arrested in control posts and hostels across Mexico´s southern border, in the Soconusco region, run the risk of being deported at a migrant station in Tapachula, and visit places where they are forced or lured into prostitution by the Mexican authorities. Bajo el Tacaná uses the migrant´s testimonies and first-hand accounts from bystanders, such as a taxi driver in Tapachula and a doctor who tends the prostitutes to chronicle the atrocities that take place in the Mexico- Guatemala border. Voice-over adds meaning to the film, while the music conveys what we couldn´t or wouldn´t dare to record on video. Country: México Direction: Vericat; Isabel Script: Vericat; Isabel Photography: F. Rossini; Carlos Sound: Schmucler; Federico Music: Sosa; Rogelio Participation year at FICM: 2007
If I Were Fire Two young lovers wander through an abandoned countryside, where reality is distorted and the ruins of a long-gone village give glimpses of the past. The presence of a mysterious horseman transforms the bucolic landscape into a nightmare. See More
Lives on the Border Lives on the border portrays the tragic consequences of an unfair sentence delivered by the U.S. criminal justice system. Through several interconnected life stories, we'll discover what Rosa Estela Olvera, a Mexican woman wrongfully convicted in the U.S. (My Life Inside 2007), endures in prison: a psycho-emotional exploration of the loneliness of confinement; and the long and arduous battle to win back her family and obtain justice. See More
40 + Divorced, childless and single, Luz visits her local healer who prescribes a scandalous remedy to unburden her soul. As Luz embarks on a sensual journey of self-discovery, she steps into her power realizing that fulfillment doesn't require a traditional path. See More
Ana Cristina Barragán's HIEDRA Presented at the 23rd FICM 10 · 14 · 25 Olivia Harrison Presented the Documentary BEATLES '64 10 · 14 · 25 Emilio Maillé: LA NOCHE ETERNA DEL BABY’O Was Like Entering a World That is Not My World 10 · 14 · 25 NO ME SIGAS World Premiere at the 23rd FICM 10 · 14 · 25
Emilio Maillé: LA NOCHE ETERNA DEL BABY’O Was Like Entering a World That is Not My World 10 · 14 · 25
