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
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
Ziuta travesías Ziuta, a Polish Jewish survivor of World War II, was an extraordinary woman who sparked special devotion for her political commitment and her support for clandestine struggle. As a teenager, Ziuta weathered exile with fortitude and determination, saving her mother and other relatives from perishing in their flight. Despite the horrors and scarcity she endured, she upheld a grateful outlook on life. See More
Zinzindurrunkarratz Oskar Alegría embarks on a journey to recover the past. With a Super-8 camera that once belonged to his father and has remained untouched for 41 years, he plans to retrace the path of the shepherd: the journey of transhumance that his grandfather undertook in his youth, following now-forgotten coordinates. The result is a film that delights in the search —as well as the many detours along the way. See More
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