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
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
The 23rd FICM Awarded the Best of its Official Selection and Impulso Morelia 11 10 · 17 · 25 Eddie Muller Presents 99 RIVER STREET on the Closing Night of the 23rd FICM. 10 · 17 · 25 Academic Forum: Pioneering Mexican Female Screenwriters at the 23rd FICM 10 · 17 · 25 When You're An Actor, No One Can Stop You From Doing It: Stellan Skarsgård at the Presentation of Sentimental Value 10 · 17 · 25
When You're An Actor, No One Can Stop You From Doing It: Stellan Skarsgård at the Presentation of Sentimental Value 10 · 17 · 25
