2022 | Color | 98:00 In the microcosm of a private school, the adults’ latent traumas coexist with the teenagers’ frantic search for identity. The school is a cruise ship anchored in asphalt. From somewhere within its walls, travelers might be able to glimpse intriguing ports, but no one finds the energy to disembark. The fruits of the past set down roots that imprison and immobilize anyone who closes their eyes in hopes of a lifeline. Country: España, México Direction: Díez; Ana Script: Díez; Ana, Castro; Alaíde, Peñalosa; Genaro, Pérez-Campa; Mariela, Rodríguez; Xavier Production: Castro; Alaíde, Garza; Silvia, Hernández; Martha, Blanco; Daniel Photography: Blanco; Daniel, AMC Sound: Quesada; Javier, Hau; Ricardo Music: Wagner; Peter, Wagner; Hans, Sosa; Israel, Corona; Ian Cast:Reyes Spíndola; Patricia, de Santiago; Juan Pablo, Martínez Gallardo; Valentina, Rayn; Milena C., Shuarma; Axel, Klip; Dan, Pizarro; Miguel, Farah; Amanda Art direction: Ceballos; Lituania Participation year at FICM: 2022
2022 | Color | 98:00 In the microcosm of a private school, the adults’ latent traumas coexist with the teenagers’ frantic search for identity. The school is a cruise ship anchored in asphalt. From somewhere within its walls, travelers might be able to glimpse intriguing ports, but no one finds the energy to disembark. The fruits of the past set down roots that imprison and immobilize anyone who closes their eyes in hopes of a lifeline. Country: España, México Direction: Díez; Ana Script: Díez; Ana, Castro; Alaíde, Peñalosa; Genaro, Pérez-Campa; Mariela, Rodríguez; Xavier Production: Castro; Alaíde, Garza; Silvia, Hernández; Martha, Blanco; Daniel Photography: Blanco; Daniel, AMC Sound: Quesada; Javier, Hau; Ricardo Music: Wagner; Peter, Wagner; Hans, Sosa; Israel, Corona; Ian Cast:Reyes Spíndola; Patricia, de Santiago; Juan Pablo, Martínez Gallardo; Valentina, Rayn; Milena C., Shuarma; Axel, Klip; Dan, Pizarro; Miguel, Farah; Amanda Art direction: Ceballos; Lituania Participation year at FICM: 2022
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
The 22nd FICM Awarded the Best of its Official Selection and Impulso Morelia 10 10 · 25 · 24 Alfonso Cuarón Presents a Film that Shaped Him at the 22nd FICM: JONÁS WHO WILL BE 25 IN THE YEAR 2000 10 · 25 · 24 The Vindication of a Great Artist: Interview with Eva Aridjis Fuentes, Director of ADIÓS CABALLOS: THE MANY LIVES OF Q LAZZARUS (2024) 10 · 25 · 24 The Documentary LAS AMAZONAS DE YAXUNAH Premieres at the 22nd FICM 10 · 25 · 24
Alfonso Cuarón Presents a Film that Shaped Him at the 22nd FICM: JONÁS WHO WILL BE 25 IN THE YEAR 2000 10 · 25 · 24
The Vindication of a Great Artist: Interview with Eva Aridjis Fuentes, Director of ADIÓS CABALLOS: THE MANY LIVES OF Q LAZZARUS (2024) 10 · 25 · 24
