2009 | Color | 1h 30 What is it like to be picked up by the police and forced into a car without license plates, told you have committed a murder and within weeks find yourself behind bars for 20 years? This is the story of Toño, one of 11,000 prisoners at the Reclusorio Oriente, and two young lawyers, Layda and Roberto. With no background in film, the three set about recording his story with the hope of revealing a justice system that condemns many innocent young men for crimes they never committed. Country: México Direction: Smith; Geoffrey, Hernández; Roberto Script: Hernández; Roberto Production: Negrete; Layda, Hernández; Roberto, Ibarra; Yissel, Sosa; Martha Photography: Galván Cervera; Amir Sound: Hernández; Miguel Music: Froideval; Camilo, Vizzi; Raúl Participation year at FICM: 2009
2009 | Color | 1h 30 What is it like to be picked up by the police and forced into a car without license plates, told you have committed a murder and within weeks find yourself behind bars for 20 years? This is the story of Toño, one of 11,000 prisoners at the Reclusorio Oriente, and two young lawyers, Layda and Roberto. With no background in film, the three set about recording his story with the hope of revealing a justice system that condemns many innocent young men for crimes they never committed. Country: México Direction: Smith; Geoffrey, Hernández; Roberto Script: Hernández; Roberto Production: Negrete; Layda, Hernández; Roberto, Ibarra; Yissel, Sosa; Martha Photography: Galván Cervera; Amir Sound: Hernández; Miguel Music: Froideval; Camilo, Vizzi; Raúl Participation year at FICM: 2009
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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