2006 | Color | 60 min The band Misterio Musical takes on their next challenge, having become one of the most popular Oaxacan bands in Los Angeles. The time is ripe for a return to their villages in La Sierra Norte mountains in southern Mexico to play their music and reunite with family and friends for the first time in many years. Tagging along is a recent gringo acquaintance learning to operate his camera and speak a little Spanish along the way. This all adds up to a journey of self-discovery and a revealing border-crossing tale. Country: México, Estados Unidos Direction: Holzgreen; Terry, Olivares Ruiz; Roberto Script: Olivares Ruiz; Roberto Production: Holzgree; Terry Photography: J. Glen; Peter, Holzgreen; Terry Music: Misterio Musical; Participation year at FICM: 2006
2006 | Color | 60 min The band Misterio Musical takes on their next challenge, having become one of the most popular Oaxacan bands in Los Angeles. The time is ripe for a return to their villages in La Sierra Norte mountains in southern Mexico to play their music and reunite with family and friends for the first time in many years. Tagging along is a recent gringo acquaintance learning to operate his camera and speak a little Spanish along the way. This all adds up to a journey of self-discovery and a revealing border-crossing tale. Country: México, Estados Unidos Direction: Holzgreen; Terry, Olivares Ruiz; Roberto Script: Olivares Ruiz; Roberto Production: Holzgree; Terry Photography: J. Glen; Peter, Holzgreen; Terry Music: Misterio Musical; Participation year at FICM: 2006
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
