2020 | Color | 40:34 Kuxlejal (Life) spotlights the high suicide rate among indigenous youth and explores the feelings and conflicts behind the thought that “life is worthless.” It shows young people struggling to find their identity, speak their own language, and start to accept themselves. In seeking to open a dialogue and build a bridge of empathy between generations and cultures, its primary goal is to save lives. Country: México Direction: Franke; Elke Production: Gómez Pérez; Humberto Photography: Méndez Rodríguez; Juan Antonio (Xun Sero) Sound: Molina Ramos; Cristian Valentín Music: Molina Ramos; Cristian Valentín, S-Hip-Hop Lumaltik Participation year at FICM: 2020
2020 | Color | 40:34 Kuxlejal (Life) spotlights the high suicide rate among indigenous youth and explores the feelings and conflicts behind the thought that “life is worthless.” It shows young people struggling to find their identity, speak their own language, and start to accept themselves. In seeking to open a dialogue and build a bridge of empathy between generations and cultures, its primary goal is to save lives. Country: México Direction: Franke; Elke Production: Gómez Pérez; Humberto Photography: Méndez Rodríguez; Juan Antonio (Xun Sero) Sound: Molina Ramos; Cristian Valentín Music: Molina Ramos; Cristian Valentín, S-Hip-Hop Lumaltik Participation year at FICM: 2020
Naza Shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, the film reveals in detail the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. See More
5 de chocolate y 1 de fresa Esperanza is a young novice living in a quiet convent full of old nuns. After eating some “special” mushrooms, innocent Esperanza becomes modern and psychedelic Brenda: a subversive girl who raids a high-society party, sings subversive songs and charms young fellows. See More
The Buzz During a live national television interview, Verónica, a famous and widely admired actress, struggles to uphold the image of a perfect life as her inner world fractures under the weight of private abuse. Trapped between silence, fear, and a sudden panic attack, she must decide whether to continue performing the illusion—or break the cycle in front of everyone. See More
Visit the Beaches of Michoacán 10 · 29 · 26 The 24th FICM Awarded the Best of its Official Selection and Impulso Morelia 12 10 · 23 · 26 LOS LOBOS: NATIVE SONS by Piero F. Giunti and Doug Blush Screened at the 24th FICM 10 · 23 · 26 LA MUERTE ES TEMPORAL, EL AMOR ES ETERNO A Short by Cerveza Victoria Celebrating Day of the Dead at the 24th FICM 10 · 23 · 26
LA MUERTE ES TEMPORAL, EL AMOR ES ETERNO A Short by Cerveza Victoria Celebrating Day of the Dead at the 24th FICM 10 · 23 · 26
