2008 | Color | 60 min In 1994, the U.S. transnational company Granjas Carroll began operations in the valley of Cofre de Perote, in Veracruz. At first, the farmers thought the pig farm would benefit the community but as time went on they realized they had been deceived: the farm contaminated the air, the land and the water. The farmers united and began to protest. Time will show they were right: in 2009 the terrible swine flu epidemic begins in “La Gloria” and spreads throughout the world. Country: México Direction: Casanova; Felipe, Díaz; Miguel Ángel Script: Casanova; Felipe, Díaz; Miguel Ángel Production: Agraviados Films;, Sotavento Creación Interdisciplinaria AC Photography: Díaz; Miguel Ángel Music: Sánchez; Alfredo Participation year at FICM: 2009
2008 | Color | 60 min In 1994, the U.S. transnational company Granjas Carroll began operations in the valley of Cofre de Perote, in Veracruz. At first, the farmers thought the pig farm would benefit the community but as time went on they realized they had been deceived: the farm contaminated the air, the land and the water. The farmers united and began to protest. Time will show they were right: in 2009 the terrible swine flu epidemic begins in “La Gloria” and spreads throughout the world. Country: México Direction: Casanova; Felipe, Díaz; Miguel Ángel Script: Casanova; Felipe, Díaz; Miguel Ángel Production: Agraviados Films;, Sotavento Creación Interdisciplinaria AC Photography: Díaz; Miguel Ángel Music: Sánchez; Alfredo Participation year at FICM: 2009
Sujo When a cartel gunman is killed, he leaves behind Sujo, his beloved 4-year-old son. The shadow of violence surrounds Sujo during each stage of his life in the isolated Mexican countryside. As he grows into a man, Sujo finds that fulfilling his father’s destiny may be inescapable. See More
Sujo When a cartel gunman is killed, he leaves behind Sujo, his beloved 4-year-old son. The shadow of violence surrounds Sujo during each stage of his life in the isolated Mexican countryside. As he grows into a man, Sujo finds that fulfilling his father’s destiny may be inescapable. See More
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
A List of Mexicans Who Have Won an Oscar... Updated! 03 · 02 · 25 Carlos Diegues (1940-2025) and BYE BYE BRASIL 02 · 27 · 25 Bruno Dumont and HADEWIJCH: FICM 2009 02 · 20 · 25 Yolanda Montes “Tongolele”, diosa de la danza 02 · 18 · 25
