2007 | Color | 19 min On November 25, after a violent repression took place in the city of Oaxaca, more than 200 people were unjustly and illegally taken to jail, where many were beaten and raped. In The Blue Nightmare 4 people give an account of what went on that day. Country: México Direction: Olivares Ruiz; Roberto Script: Olivares Ruiz; Roberto Production: Mal de Ojo Tv;, Comité de Liberación 25 De Noviembre; Photography: Olivares; Roberto, Freidber; Jill Irene Music: Monteforte; Guillermo Participation year at FICM: 2007
2007 | Color | 19 min On November 25, after a violent repression took place in the city of Oaxaca, more than 200 people were unjustly and illegally taken to jail, where many were beaten and raped. In The Blue Nightmare 4 people give an account of what went on that day. Country: México Direction: Olivares Ruiz; Roberto Script: Olivares Ruiz; Roberto Production: Mal de Ojo Tv;, Comité de Liberación 25 De Noviembre; Photography: Olivares; Roberto, Freidber; Jill Irene Music: Monteforte; Guillermo Participation year at FICM: 2007
Large Hands Large Hands tells the story of Huemac Olivares, who owes his two trades, as musician and craftsman, to a unique instrument made from the inflorescence of the maguey (quiote). This instrument is also a metaphor for the life of its creator, who undergoes a transformation as a result of an incident. See More
Silvestre Pantaleón This is a story of an elderly man from the Nahuatl-speaking village of San Agustin Oapan, in the Mexican state of Guerrero, and his struggle to obtain the money necessary to organize the "Levantamiento de sombra" ceremony. See More
Crossings The band Misterio Musical takes on their next challenge, having become one of the most popular Oaxacan bands in Los Angeles. The time is ripe for a return to their villages in La Sierra Norte mountains in southern Mexico to play their music and reunite with family and friends for the first time in many years. Tagging along is a recent gringo acquaintance learning to operate his camera and speak a little Spanish along the way. This all adds up to a journey of self-discovery and a revealing border-crossing tale. 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
