2022 | Color | 101:00 Zaevo’s husband left her when she nearly died in labor. Now 16, she suffers from a terrible bladder wound that keeps her isolated from her family and society. A glimpse of hope appears when Latin American and Spanish doctors travel to South Madagascar. Their goal is to cure patients with obstetric fistula, a stigmatized condition that subjects more than two million women to social humiliation. Direction: Hagerman Ruiz Galindo; Lorenzo Script: Hagerman; Lorenzo Production: Cohen; José, Soriano; Nicole Photography: Hagerman; Lorenzo, Labastida; Miguel Music: Alverson; Rick, Rex; Emilie Participation year at FICM: 2022
2022 | Color | 101:00 Zaevo’s husband left her when she nearly died in labor. Now 16, she suffers from a terrible bladder wound that keeps her isolated from her family and society. A glimpse of hope appears when Latin American and Spanish doctors travel to South Madagascar. Their goal is to cure patients with obstetric fistula, a stigmatized condition that subjects more than two million women to social humiliation. Direction: Hagerman Ruiz Galindo; Lorenzo Script: Hagerman; Lorenzo Production: Cohen; José, Soriano; Nicole Photography: Hagerman; Lorenzo, Labastida; Miguel Music: Alverson; Rick, Rex; Emilie Participation year at FICM: 2022
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
A Special Screening of ENTRE LES MURS, in Memory of Laurent Cantet, at the 22nd FICM 10 · 24 · 24 Alain Tanner's LA SALAMANDRE Presented by Alfonso Cuarón at the 22nd FICM 10 · 24 · 24 IGUALADA, by Juan Mejía Botero, Brings New Hope to the Colombian People 10 · 24 · 24 The Restored Version of FOUR NIGHTS OF A DREAMER was Presented at the 22nd FICM 10 · 24 · 24
