2023 | B/N | 24:00 A poetic tribute to the writer, poet, and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, executed alongside eight other activists for opposing the environmental damage inflicted on Ogoni, their oil-rich homeland. Wiwa witnessed the initial entrance of foreign oil companies and the beginning of crude oil extraction in the Niger Delta region. Repeated oil spills and gas flaring led to the ecological degradation of Ogoniland. Country: Estados Unidos, Nigeria Direction: Berger; Matthew Script: Uchibeke; Majiye Production: Jenkins; Denzel, Lagoze; Miles Photography: Shimelash; Wubetu Sound: Cao;Shan, Damisi Music: Freundlich; Cal, Piety; Kyle, Sears; Arthur Art direction: Li; Claire, Wu; Daisy Participation year at FICM: 2023
2023 | B/N | 24:00 A poetic tribute to the writer, poet, and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, executed alongside eight other activists for opposing the environmental damage inflicted on Ogoni, their oil-rich homeland. Wiwa witnessed the initial entrance of foreign oil companies and the beginning of crude oil extraction in the Niger Delta region. Repeated oil spills and gas flaring led to the ecological degradation of Ogoniland. Country: Estados Unidos, Nigeria Direction: Berger; Matthew Script: Uchibeke; Majiye Production: Jenkins; Denzel, Lagoze; Miles Photography: Shimelash; Wubetu Sound: Cao;Shan, Damisi Music: Freundlich; Cal, Piety; Kyle, Sears; Arthur Art direction: Li; Claire, Wu; Daisy Participation year at FICM: 2023
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
The Morelia International Film Festival Announces the Members of the Jury for its 23rd edition 09 · 16 · 25 FICM Mourns the Death of the Legendary Robert Redford 09 · 16 · 25 PSYCHO 65th anniversary 09 · 12 · 25 The Morelia International Film Festival Reveals the Program for its 23rd Edition 09 · 04 · 25
The Morelia International Film Festival Announces the Members of the Jury for its 23rd edition 09 · 16 · 25
