2022 | Color | 87:54 A Place Called Music is a documentary that hails from the unlikely connection between Daniel Medina and Philip Glass, two musicians that might seem completely different but in reality they are more similar than we’d expect. It is through a friendship that lacks words but abounds in music, that Daniel and Philip demonstrate , that music is also a place and, in that place, lies an understanding of the most abstract forms of human emotions. Country: México Direction: Muñoz Rizo; Enrique Script: Muñoz; Enrique, Danse; Patrick Production: Cuevas; Cathia, Muñoz; Enrique, d Ornano; Marion, Heiblum; Leonardo Photography: Vilchis; Ivan Sound: Escudero; Gerson, Barberis; Matías, Villegas; Gabriel, Cortés; Carlos Cast:Medina; Daniel, Glass; Philip, Medina; Erasmo Participation year at FICM: 2022
2022 | Color | 87:54 A Place Called Music is a documentary that hails from the unlikely connection between Daniel Medina and Philip Glass, two musicians that might seem completely different but in reality they are more similar than we’d expect. It is through a friendship that lacks words but abounds in music, that Daniel and Philip demonstrate , that music is also a place and, in that place, lies an understanding of the most abstract forms of human emotions. Country: México Direction: Muñoz Rizo; Enrique Script: Muñoz; Enrique, Danse; Patrick Production: Cuevas; Cathia, Muñoz; Enrique, d Ornano; Marion, Heiblum; Leonardo Photography: Vilchis; Ivan Sound: Escudero; Gerson, Barberis; Matías, Villegas; Gabriel, Cortés; Carlos Cast:Medina; Daniel, Glass; Philip, Medina; Erasmo Participation year at FICM: 2022
Mexico will no longer exist! 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.” See More
Ziuta travesías Ziuta, a Polish Jewish survivor of World War II, was an extraordinary woman who sparked special devotion for her political commitment and her support for clandestine struggle. As a teenager, Ziuta weathered exile with fortitude and determination, saving her mother and other relatives from perishing in their flight. Despite the horrors and scarcity she endured, she upheld a grateful outlook on life. See More
Zinzindurrunkarratz Oskar Alegría embarks on a journey to recover the past. With a Super-8 camera that once belonged to his father and has remained untouched for 41 years, he plans to retrace the path of the shepherd: the journey of transhumance that his grandfather undertook in his youth, following now-forgotten coordinates. The result is a film that delights in the search —as well as the many detours along the way. See More
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