2005 | Color | 28 min The Nahuatlaco people of northern Veracruz still practice the rites and ceremonies of their ancestors, performing dances to ask mother nature for the blessing of her seeds and invoking the sky from the Ixcacuatitla Mountain to send the first rains for the harvest. Country: México Direction: Máximo Cortés; Raúl Script: Máximo Cortés; Raúl Production: Máximo Cortés; Raúl Photography: Máximo Cortés; Raúl Music: Banda de viento "Cruz Blanca" Participation year at FICM: 2006
2005 | Color | 28 min The Nahuatlaco people of northern Veracruz still practice the rites and ceremonies of their ancestors, performing dances to ask mother nature for the blessing of her seeds and invoking the sky from the Ixcacuatitla Mountain to send the first rains for the harvest. Country: México Direction: Máximo Cortés; Raúl Script: Máximo Cortés; Raúl Production: Máximo Cortés; Raúl Photography: Máximo Cortés; Raúl Music: Banda de viento "Cruz Blanca" Participation year at FICM: 2006
Sïruki tsakapu (Ant Stone) This film shows the different stages of pottery making at Santa Fe de la Laguna. The way the “Sïrukua Tsakapu” was used before contrasts with the utilization of lead oxide that harms the body. It explores the possibility of employing new kinds of glazes. See More
Aquí ya no entra Don Inés..."Casimiro Leco" Some survivors from the Mexican Revolution in the Purhépecha plateau recount the adventures of Ines Chavez García and Casimiro Leco, two notable characters, who played leading roles in the struggle during the years 1915-1918. See More
Axuni Atari (Cazador de venados) A film that depicts the traditional hunting practices of the Purhepecha people. Narrated by Mr. Feliciano Molina de Cocucho, as part of Cuéntame tu historia, a government program which aims to document and record oral testimonies and first-hand accounts from Michoacán´s elders. See More
Sundance Film Festival CDMX 2025: ABEL, HEROD'S LAW and more 05 · 29 · 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 Aurora Clavel (1936-2025) and TARAHUMARA (ALWAYS FURTHER ON) 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
