2025 | Color | 52:00 Set against the largest railway merger in North American history, this documentary follows the resurrection of Locomotive 2816, a 1930s steam engine known as “The Empress.” Across an 11,000-kilometre odyssey from Calgary to Mexico City, it becomes the first steam train to cross three nations. Documentary told through the eyes of crew and bystanders —a lyrical meditation on heritage, memory, and motion. Country: Canadá, México Direction: González; Eric Production: Carlier; Guillaume Photography: Paterson; Shae Sound: Allison; James Music: Wettstein; Andrea Participation year at FICM: 2025
2025 | Color | 52:00 Set against the largest railway merger in North American history, this documentary follows the resurrection of Locomotive 2816, a 1930s steam engine known as “The Empress.” Across an 11,000-kilometre odyssey from Calgary to Mexico City, it becomes the first steam train to cross three nations. Documentary told through the eyes of crew and bystanders —a lyrical meditation on heritage, memory, and motion. Country: Canadá, México Direction: González; Eric Production: Carlier; Guillaume Photography: Paterson; Shae Sound: Allison; James Music: Wettstein; Andrea Participation year at FICM: 2025
Naza Shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, the film reveals in detail the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. See More
5 de chocolate y 1 de fresa Esperanza is a young novice living in a quiet convent full of old nuns. After eating some “special” mushrooms, innocent Esperanza becomes modern and psychedelic Brenda: a subversive girl who raids a high-society party, sings subversive songs and charms young fellows. See More
The Buzz During a live national television interview, Verónica, a famous and widely admired actress, struggles to uphold the image of a perfect life as her inner world fractures under the weight of private abuse. Trapped between silence, fear, and a sudden panic attack, she must decide whether to continue performing the illusion—or break the cycle in front of everyone. See More
Visit the Beaches of Michoacán 10 · 29 · 26 The 24th FICM Awarded the Best of its Official Selection and Impulso Morelia 12 10 · 23 · 26 LOS LOBOS: NATIVE SONS by Piero F. Giunti and Doug Blush Screened at the 24th FICM 10 · 23 · 26 LA MUERTE ES TEMPORAL, EL AMOR ES ETERNO A Short by Cerveza Victoria Celebrating Day of the Dead at the 24th FICM 10 · 23 · 26
LA MUERTE ES TEMPORAL, EL AMOR ES ETERNO A Short by Cerveza Victoria Celebrating Day of the Dead at the 24th FICM 10 · 23 · 26
