National Odyssey

2026 | Color | 91:53

A lyrical and suggestive voyage made up of intimate micro stories which explore the deep relationship between architecture and everyday life, uncovering universal human experiences such as identity, inequality, faith, nature, art, and the need to belong. An immersive cinematic experience about how spaces shape us as humans and the profound impact it has on our lives.

Country: México
Direction: Rentería Garnica; Mariano
Script: Rentería Garnica; Mariano
Production: Díez Maza; Jorge
Photography: Rentería Garnica; Mariano
Sound: Julca; Diego
Music: Lozano; Diego
Participation year at FICM: 2026

Director Movies

Fire Within the Sky

In the Purépecha community of Paracho, the Torres family gathers periodically to build enormous flying balloons, to which they dedicate weeks of labor, with the only goal of, together, liberating the bad emotions that accumulate over time.

A Face Full of Kisses

Adriana spends every night at the same seedy hotel. She’s just started her shift with a new man, and it looks like it’s going to be a long one.

K'uaníndikua

The rebozo (shawl) is part of one of the oldest traditions in Mexico, It’s an essential element to understanding the identity of how Purépechas dress. The mother of the artisan Albertina Bautista was one of the pioneers in creating rebozos (shawls) detailing them with feathers of different types of birds.