B/N | 90 In one side, a 5-year-old girl with a rare and incurable type of epilepsy. In the other, a substance derivated from cannabis sativa which ends the child's seizures. Between them, a law that prevents the treatment. ILLEGAL shows a mother's fight to ensure her daughters right to health. Her struggle originated a national movement towards the legalization of medicinal marijuana in Brazil. Country: Brasil Direction: Araujo; Tarso, Erichsen; Raphael Script: Araujo; Tarso, Erichsen; Raphael Production: Araujo; Tarso, Laus; Clarice Photography: Braga Music: Modular Safari Participation year at FICM: 2014
B/N | 90 In one side, a 5-year-old girl with a rare and incurable type of epilepsy. In the other, a substance derivated from cannabis sativa which ends the child's seizures. Between them, a law that prevents the treatment. ILLEGAL shows a mother's fight to ensure her daughters right to health. Her struggle originated a national movement towards the legalization of medicinal marijuana in Brazil. Country: Brasil Direction: Araujo; Tarso, Erichsen; Raphael Script: Araujo; Tarso, Erichsen; Raphael Production: Araujo; Tarso, Laus; Clarice Photography: Braga Music: Modular Safari Participation year at FICM: 2014
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Lives on the Border Lives on the border portrays the tragic consequences of an unfair sentence delivered by the U.S. criminal justice system. Through several interconnected life stories, we'll discover what Rosa Estela Olvera, a Mexican woman wrongfully convicted in the U.S. (My Life Inside 2007), endures in prison: a psycho-emotional exploration of the loneliness of confinement; and the long and arduous battle to win back her family and obtain justice. See More
40 + Divorced, childless and single, Luz visits her local healer who prescribes a scandalous remedy to unburden her soul. As Luz embarks on a sensual journey of self-discovery, she steps into her power realizing that fulfillment doesn't require a traditional path. See More
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Alexandra Hedison Presented ALOK, a Short Film That Goes Beyond the Binary, at the 23rd FICM 10 · 15 · 25
Robin Campillo Unveiled His Armchair and Presented ENZO, a Film Co-Directed with Laurent Cantet, at the 23rd FICM 10 · 15 · 25
Looking for an Alternative to Condescending Views: Paula Markovitch Presented ÁNGELES at the 23rd FICM 10 · 15 · 25
