2024 | B/N | 80:12 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.” Country: México Direction: Quagliata Blanco; Annalisa Donatella Production: Quagliata Blanco; Annalisa Donatella Photography: Quagliata Blanco; Annalisa Donatella Sound: Quagliata Blanco; Annalisa Donatella Music: Hospital de Mexico, Los Cogelones, Andy Mountains y los Niños Puercos Cast:Vásquez; Marcela, Tecuatl Cuaxiloa; Lizzeth, Los Cogelones, Feria García; Estefani Victoria, Espitia; Brian, Cuaxiloa Ocotoxtle; Petra, Tecuatl Cuaxiloa; Ana Maria, Acevedo; Cony, Acevedo; Yax, Carlos; Teresa, Torres; Bruno, Molina Reyes “el chore”; Robe Art direction: Quagliata Blanco; Annalisa Donatella Participation year at FICM: 2024
2024 | B/N | 80:12 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.” Country: México Direction: Quagliata Blanco; Annalisa Donatella Production: Quagliata Blanco; Annalisa Donatella Photography: Quagliata Blanco; Annalisa Donatella Sound: Quagliata Blanco; Annalisa Donatella Music: Hospital de Mexico, Los Cogelones, Andy Mountains y los Niños Puercos Cast:Vásquez; Marcela, Tecuatl Cuaxiloa; Lizzeth, Los Cogelones, Feria García; Estefani Victoria, Espitia; Brian, Cuaxiloa Ocotoxtle; Petra, Tecuatl Cuaxiloa; Ana Maria, Acevedo; Cony, Acevedo; Yax, Carlos; Teresa, Torres; Bruno, Molina Reyes “el chore”; Robe Art direction: Quagliata Blanco; Annalisa Donatella Participation year at FICM: 2024
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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
The Third Film Development Lab for Filmmakers of Indigenous and African Descent in Mexico has Begun 10 · 09 · 25 Juliette Binoche Will Give a Master Class at the 23rd FICM 10 · 08 · 25 Stellan Skarsgård to Present Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value at the 23rd FICM 10 · 03 · 25 Juliette Binoche to Receive the Award for Artistic Excellence at the 23rd FICM 10 · 02 · 25
The Third Film Development Lab for Filmmakers of Indigenous and African Descent in Mexico has Begun 10 · 09 · 25
