2023 | B/N | 7:36 Chava, a Mexican mechanic, is about to have his precious car repossessed when he receives an unexpected visit from Nacho, his long-abandoned son. Nacho, carrying his late mother’s ashes, asks him to take them to the moon in order to fulfill her last wish. They take an old, red VW beetle and embark on an adventure to find the navel of the moon. Country: Francia Direction: António; Sara, Grupińska; Julia, Koatja; Bokang, Westraad; Tian, Garibay; Ezequiel Script: António; Sara, Grupińska; Julia, Koatja; Bokang, Westraad; Tian, Garibay; Ezequiel Production: Blondel; Cécile Photography: António; Sara, Grupińska; Julia, Koatja; Bokang, Westraad; Tian, Garibay; Ezequiel Sound: Tiger; Mathieu, Naline; Clément Art direction: António; Sara, Grupińska; Julia, Koatja; Bokang, Westraad; Tian, Garibay; Ezequiel Participation year at FICM: 2025
2023 | B/N | 7:36 Chava, a Mexican mechanic, is about to have his precious car repossessed when he receives an unexpected visit from Nacho, his long-abandoned son. Nacho, carrying his late mother’s ashes, asks him to take them to the moon in order to fulfill her last wish. They take an old, red VW beetle and embark on an adventure to find the navel of the moon. Country: Francia Direction: António; Sara, Grupińska; Julia, Koatja; Bokang, Westraad; Tian, Garibay; Ezequiel Script: António; Sara, Grupińska; Julia, Koatja; Bokang, Westraad; Tian, Garibay; Ezequiel Production: Blondel; Cécile Photography: António; Sara, Grupińska; Julia, Koatja; Bokang, Westraad; Tian, Garibay; Ezequiel Sound: Tiger; Mathieu, Naline; Clément Art direction: António; Sara, Grupińska; Julia, Koatja; Bokang, Westraad; Tian, Garibay; Ezequiel Participation year at FICM: 2025
The Navel of the Moon In the 1990s, Chava, a Mexican mechanic with money troubles, receives an unexpected visit: Nacho, the ten-year-old son he abandoned at birth, shows up on his doorstep and demands Chava’s help in honoring his mother’s last wish—to scatter her ashes on the moon. See More
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