2015 | Color | 88:07 A film about fragility; about a man obsessed with photographing the accident who discovered that the fate of others was his way of connecting to life. When does the image of the accident become the object of desire? Following the footsteps of Metinides and the work of contemporary tabloid photographers, we discover Mexico City through a narrative of crime scenes and accidents; rubbernecking though Metinides' Gaze. Country: México Direction: Ziff; Trisha Script: Ziff; Trisha Production: Suárez; Alan, Ziff; Trisha Photography: Pérez Burchard; Felipe Sound: Lach; Pablo, Laguna; Yuri Music: Heinblum; Leonardo, Liebermen; Jacobo Participation year at FICM: 2015
2015 | Color | 88:07 A film about fragility; about a man obsessed with photographing the accident who discovered that the fate of others was his way of connecting to life. When does the image of the accident become the object of desire? Following the footsteps of Metinides and the work of contemporary tabloid photographers, we discover Mexico City through a narrative of crime scenes and accidents; rubbernecking though Metinides' Gaze. Country: México Direction: Ziff; Trisha Script: Ziff; Trisha Production: Suárez; Alan, Ziff; Trisha Photography: Pérez Burchard; Felipe Sound: Lach; Pablo, Laguna; Yuri Music: Heinblum; Leonardo, Liebermen; Jacobo Participation year at FICM: 2015
Oaxacalifornia: The Return An intimate portrait of three generations of a Mexican-American family in California, Oaxacalifornia: The Return revisits the Mejía family 25 years after they were first portrayed negotiating their place in a new environment, digging deep into the complexities of multi-generational immigrant identities and the nuances of both belonging and otherness to become a moving epic about the fabric of the United States. See More
Witkin & Witkin Witkin & Witkin explores the world of identical twins: Joel-Peter, famous photographer, and Jerome, painter and teacher. An intensely human film that addresses the philosophy behind their practices, art, and personal relationships. We meet the women in their lives, granting us access to their artistic world. This is a film about perception and aging, about two artists working in different media and who shared more of their past than their present. See More
The Mexican Suitcase In 2007, 4,500 negatives of images taken from the Spanish Civil War by Robert Capa, David Seymore and Gerda Taro were recovered in Mexico City. In the same year, the Spanish Congress passed the Historical Memory Law. The Mexican Suitcase traces the journey of the negatives and the complexity of understanding the past in Spain today. 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 Short films from the 22nd FICM presented at the 64th Cannes Critics' Week to be screened in Paris 05 · 22 · 25 CAYÓ DE LA GLORIA EL DIABLO 05 · 08 · 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
