2013 | Color | 24:21 Jeuh kieh a jm hm kahun will leave you with the aroma of an ancient tradition, one that finds its source in the Chinantla rivers in the north of Oaxaca state, in the community of San Felipe Usila. It tells the legend of a pre-Hispanic recipe that lives on thanks to the deep-rooted symbolism it holds for the Gachupín Velasco family, who have fought to preserve, reinvent, and share it so as to continue savoring their most cherished tradition. Country: México, Estados Unidos Direction: Juárez Aguilar; Arturo, Borealis; Sarah Script: Borealis; Sarah, Juárez; Arturo, Álvarez; Aldo Production: Juárez; Arturo, Gachupín de Dios; César, Borealis; Sarah Photography: Juárez Aguilar; Arturo Sound: Ingmire; George, Macías; Jonathan Music: Gachupín; Elisema, Caroli; Miguel Participation year at FICM: 2014
2013 | Color | 24:21 Jeuh kieh a jm hm kahun will leave you with the aroma of an ancient tradition, one that finds its source in the Chinantla rivers in the north of Oaxaca state, in the community of San Felipe Usila. It tells the legend of a pre-Hispanic recipe that lives on thanks to the deep-rooted symbolism it holds for the Gachupín Velasco family, who have fought to preserve, reinvent, and share it so as to continue savoring their most cherished tradition. Country: México, Estados Unidos Direction: Juárez Aguilar; Arturo, Borealis; Sarah Script: Borealis; Sarah, Juárez; Arturo, Álvarez; Aldo Production: Juárez; Arturo, Gachupín de Dios; César, Borealis; Sarah Photography: Juárez Aguilar; Arturo Sound: Ingmire; George, Macías; Jonathan Music: Gachupín; Elisema, Caroli; Miguel Participation year at FICM: 2014
If I Were Fire Two young lovers wander through an abandoned countryside, where reality is distorted and the ruins of a long-gone village give glimpses of the past. The presence of a mysterious horseman transforms the bucolic landscape into a nightmare. See More
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
64th Critics' Week: Ava Cahen Presented Guillermo Galoe's SLEEPLESS CITY at the 23rd FICM 10 · 14 · 25 Alejandro Pelayo Presented Valentina Pelayo Atilano's DESHILANDO LUZ at the 23rd FICM 10 · 14 · 25 Rouben Mamoulian Uses Cinema as a Canvas in BLOOD AND SAND 10 · 14 · 25 Olivia Harrison and Héctor Orozco Presented the Restored Version of PEDRO PÁRAMO (1967) by Carlos Velo at the 23rd FICM 10 · 14 · 25
64th Critics' Week: Ava Cahen Presented Guillermo Galoe's SLEEPLESS CITY at the 23rd FICM 10 · 14 · 25
Olivia Harrison and Héctor Orozco Presented the Restored Version of PEDRO PÁRAMO (1967) by Carlos Velo at the 23rd FICM 10 · 14 · 25
