2023 | B/N | 107:00 Olfa is a Tunisian woman and the mother of four daughters. In 2015, her two eldest went missing. Filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania invites professional actresses to fill in for them, inventing a unique cinematic experience that will lift the veil from Olfa’s and her daughters’ life stories. An intimate journey of hope, rebellion, violence, and sisterhood that will challenge the very foundations of our societies. Country: Alemania, Arabia Saudita, Chipre, Francia, Túnez Direction: Ben Hania; Kaouther Script: Ben Hania; Kaouther Production: Cheikhrouha; Nadim, Attia; Habib, Karathanos; Thanassis Photography: Laaridh; Farouk Sound: Attia; Amal, Laval; Manuel, Uhl; Henry, Romasevich; Maxim Music: Bouhafa; Amine Art direction: Marzouk; Bessem Participation year at FICM: 2023
2023 | B/N | 107:00 Olfa is a Tunisian woman and the mother of four daughters. In 2015, her two eldest went missing. Filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania invites professional actresses to fill in for them, inventing a unique cinematic experience that will lift the veil from Olfa’s and her daughters’ life stories. An intimate journey of hope, rebellion, violence, and sisterhood that will challenge the very foundations of our societies. Country: Alemania, Arabia Saudita, Chipre, Francia, Túnez Direction: Ben Hania; Kaouther Script: Ben Hania; Kaouther Production: Cheikhrouha; Nadim, Attia; Habib, Karathanos; Thanassis Photography: Laaridh; Farouk Sound: Attia; Amal, Laval; Manuel, Uhl; Henry, Romasevich; Maxim Music: Bouhafa; Amine Art direction: Marzouk; Bessem Participation year at FICM: 2023
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
