2003 | Color | 90 min Casa de los Babys is an intense and provocative ensemble drama. Casa captures six American women at one of the most emotionally charged moments of their lives- each one on the verge of adopting a baby. Trapped together in an exotic South American motel run by the colorful Señora Muñoz, they anxiously wait for the local bureaucracy to process their adoption of newborns from the nearby orphanage. Over the weeks, they share the hope and desperation surrounding their overwhelming desires to have a child. Country: Estados Unidos Direction: Sayles; John Script: Sayles; John Production: Springall; Alejandro, Sehring; Jonathan, Kaplan; Caroline, Syvan; Lemore, Bourke; Alison Sound: Karp; Judy Music: Daring; Mason Cast:Gyllenhaal; Maggie, Gay Harden; Marcia, Martinez; Vanesa, Moreno; Rita, Taylor; Lili, Hannah; Daryl, Lynch; Susan, Steenburgen; Mary Art direction: Fernández del Paso; Felipe Participation year at FICM: 2003
2003 | Color | 90 min Casa de los Babys is an intense and provocative ensemble drama. Casa captures six American women at one of the most emotionally charged moments of their lives- each one on the verge of adopting a baby. Trapped together in an exotic South American motel run by the colorful Señora Muñoz, they anxiously wait for the local bureaucracy to process their adoption of newborns from the nearby orphanage. Over the weeks, they share the hope and desperation surrounding their overwhelming desires to have a child. Country: Estados Unidos Direction: Sayles; John Script: Sayles; John Production: Springall; Alejandro, Sehring; Jonathan, Kaplan; Caroline, Syvan; Lemore, Bourke; Alison Sound: Karp; Judy Music: Daring; Mason Cast:Gyllenhaal; Maggie, Gay Harden; Marcia, Martinez; Vanesa, Moreno; Rita, Taylor; Lili, Hannah; Daryl, Lynch; Susan, Steenburgen; Mary Art direction: Fernández del Paso; Felipe Participation year at FICM: 2003
Go For Sisters Bernice and Fontayne grew up the closest of friends. After high school Bernice got into social services and Fontayne just got into trouble. Twenty years later Bernice is assigned as parole officer for Fontayne– just released from prison and fighting a drug habit. But Bernice’s son, Rodney, has gone missing on the Mexican border. Fontayne enlists an ex-LAPD detective to help them find Rodney. See More
Four 22nd FICM short films, presented at the 64th Cannes Critics’ Week, got a special screening in Paris 05 · 26 · 25 FICM presented four Mexican short films in a special screening at the 64th Critics' Week at Cannes 05 · 22 · 25 Aurora Clavel (1936-2025) and TARAHUMARA (ALWAYS FURTHER ON) 05 · 22 · 25 Short films from the 22nd FICM presented at the 64th Cannes Critics' Week to be screened in Paris 05 · 22 · 25
Four 22nd FICM short films, presented at the 64th Cannes Critics’ Week, got a special screening in Paris 05 · 26 · 25
FICM presented four Mexican short films in a special screening at the 64th Critics' Week at Cannes 05 · 22 · 25
Short films from the 22nd FICM presented at the 64th Cannes Critics' Week to be screened in Paris 05 · 22 · 25
