2016 | Color | 115:31 The Sacred Flame is a symphonic rock opera based on a Florentine legend. The dialogues of the movie are in verse, as in the classical theater. It tells the story of a blacksmith who enlists with the Crusaders. After seizing Jerusalem, he lights up a candle in the tomb of Christ and takes a dare of carrying it by himself to Florence. On his rough journey home, he reflects upon the meaning behind the sacred flame and changes his life for good. Direction: Espino; Alberto Script: Espino; Alberto Production: Rodríguez; Adriana, Elías; Federico, Espino; Alberto Photography: Montes; Carlos Sound: Rojas; Carlos Music: Espino; Alberto Cast:Márquez; Ricardo, Valdez; Mariana, Meraz; Eduardo, Espino; Josefina Art direction: Rodríguez; Adriana, Fong; Fabiola, Martínez; Dantiny Participation year at FICM: 2016
2016 | Color | 115:31 The Sacred Flame is a symphonic rock opera based on a Florentine legend. The dialogues of the movie are in verse, as in the classical theater. It tells the story of a blacksmith who enlists with the Crusaders. After seizing Jerusalem, he lights up a candle in the tomb of Christ and takes a dare of carrying it by himself to Florence. On his rough journey home, he reflects upon the meaning behind the sacred flame and changes his life for good. Direction: Espino; Alberto Script: Espino; Alberto Production: Rodríguez; Adriana, Elías; Federico, Espino; Alberto Photography: Montes; Carlos Sound: Rojas; Carlos Music: Espino; Alberto Cast:Márquez; Ricardo, Valdez; Mariana, Meraz; Eduardo, Espino; Josefina Art direction: Rodríguez; Adriana, Fong; Fabiola, Martínez; Dantiny Participation year at FICM: 2016
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
