2019 | B/N | 77:00 Michoacán is known for the Day of the Dead; less familiar is its past as the Purépecha Empire, the greatest rival to the Aztecs. Five centuries after the Conquest, Purépechas have spent decades restoring their prehispanic festivities and gods, defying racism. Every February 1, thousands celebrate the Purépecha New Year in honor of the Fire God. This is paralleled by the restoration of a 1936 cinema-palace dedicated to the last emperor of Michoacán. Country: México Direction: Pimentel; Arturo, Ramey; James Script: Ramey; James Production: Ramey; James, Chuck; Enrique Photography: Flores; Uriel, Cabrera; Henochhiram, García Caballero; Aldo, Ortiz Aguilar; Rocío Sound: Franco; Edson Tulio, Alvarado; Rogelio, Méndez; Mario Music: Carrillo; Óscar, Quintana; Eduardo Participation year at FICM: 2019
2019 | B/N | 77:00 Michoacán is known for the Day of the Dead; less familiar is its past as the Purépecha Empire, the greatest rival to the Aztecs. Five centuries after the Conquest, Purépechas have spent decades restoring their prehispanic festivities and gods, defying racism. Every February 1, thousands celebrate the Purépecha New Year in honor of the Fire God. This is paralleled by the restoration of a 1936 cinema-palace dedicated to the last emperor of Michoacán. Country: México Direction: Pimentel; Arturo, Ramey; James Script: Ramey; James Production: Ramey; James, Chuck; Enrique Photography: Flores; Uriel, Cabrera; Henochhiram, García Caballero; Aldo, Ortiz Aguilar; Rocío Sound: Franco; Edson Tulio, Alvarado; Rogelio, Méndez; Mario Music: Carrillo; Óscar, Quintana; Eduardo Participation year at FICM: 2019
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
