2012 | Color | 40 min An experimental documentary video that examines a student strike at Mexico’s largest public university (UNAM) in 1999–2000, by juxtaposing participant interviews with a lyrical portrait of the campus architecture. This unique architectural space sets the stage for a series of interviews with students, authors, academics, activists and politicians attempting to unravel the complex legacy of Mexico’s most contested contemporary student movement. Country: Estados Unidos Direction: Ehrlich; Ken Participation year at FICM: 2013
2012 | Color | 40 min An experimental documentary video that examines a student strike at Mexico’s largest public university (UNAM) in 1999–2000, by juxtaposing participant interviews with a lyrical portrait of the campus architecture. This unique architectural space sets the stage for a series of interviews with students, authors, academics, activists and politicians attempting to unravel the complex legacy of Mexico’s most contested contemporary student movement. Country: Estados Unidos Direction: Ehrlich; Ken Participation year at FICM: 2013
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
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 FICM and the Curacao Film Festival Reaffirm Their Alliance to Promote Cinema With a Showcase of Caribbean Short Films 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
FICM and the Curacao Film Festival Reaffirm Their Alliance to Promote Cinema With a Showcase of Caribbean Short Films 10 · 23 · 26
