2005 | Color | 45 min Demetrio Bilbatúa proudly gives us this production as a celebration of his 50 years as a prominent cinematographer. During 2004 and 2005 he plunged into an immense ocean of film footage of his own private collection, choosing the very best of his complete works filmed throughout Mexico. The difficult task was accomplished by a careful selection, between rushes and trims of more than 1000 documentaries, as a result of a great passion for this country, in an effort of recollection of what has been captured, and what remains to be found. This film, made between 1955 and 2005, is an extraordinary compilation. Influenced by Bilbatúa, the notable author from Chihuahua, Carlos Montemayor, participated in this creation of amazing visual beauty Country: México Direction: Bilbatúa; Demetrio Script: Bilbatú; Demetrio Production: Greck; Roberto Photography: Bilbatúa; Demetrio, Mejia; Abraham, Cuéllar; Nacho, Garnica; Agustín, Villanuev; Francisco Sound: Baksht; Jaime, Montaño; Manuel Music: Arturo Uribe; Jaime, Reyes; Gus, Schumann; Roger Participation year at FICM: 2005
2005 | Color | 45 min Demetrio Bilbatúa proudly gives us this production as a celebration of his 50 years as a prominent cinematographer. During 2004 and 2005 he plunged into an immense ocean of film footage of his own private collection, choosing the very best of his complete works filmed throughout Mexico. The difficult task was accomplished by a careful selection, between rushes and trims of more than 1000 documentaries, as a result of a great passion for this country, in an effort of recollection of what has been captured, and what remains to be found. This film, made between 1955 and 2005, is an extraordinary compilation. Influenced by Bilbatúa, the notable author from Chihuahua, Carlos Montemayor, participated in this creation of amazing visual beauty Country: México Direction: Bilbatúa; Demetrio Script: Bilbatú; Demetrio Production: Greck; Roberto Photography: Bilbatúa; Demetrio, Mejia; Abraham, Cuéllar; Nacho, Garnica; Agustín, Villanuev; Francisco Sound: Baksht; Jaime, Montaño; Manuel Music: Arturo Uribe; Jaime, Reyes; Gus, Schumann; Roger Participation year at FICM: 2005
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
