2020 | Color | 23:00 A portrait of a woman who has survived and endured the challenges of being one—a woman—in northern Mexico. Shot in Sinaloa, where Refugio revisits her past homes and describes the crucial moments that shaped her as a person, each story depicts the dynamic between the sexes and the oppression of women in society. Country: México Direction: Yazbek Bernal ; Tamara Script: Yazbek Bernal; Tamara Production: Barba Hallal; Fabián, Bernal; Patricia Photography: Yazbek Bernal; Tamara Sound: Barba Hallal; Fabián Art direction: Barba Hallal; Fabián Participation year at FICM: 2020
2020 | Color | 23:00 A portrait of a woman who has survived and endured the challenges of being one—a woman—in northern Mexico. Shot in Sinaloa, where Refugio revisits her past homes and describes the crucial moments that shaped her as a person, each story depicts the dynamic between the sexes and the oppression of women in society. Country: México Direction: Yazbek Bernal ; Tamara Script: Yazbek Bernal; Tamara Production: Barba Hallal; Fabián, Bernal; Patricia Photography: Yazbek Bernal; Tamara Sound: Barba Hallal; Fabián Art direction: Barba Hallal; Fabián Participation year at FICM: 2020
If I Were Fire Two young lovers wander through an abandoned countryside, where reality is distorted and the ruins of a long-gone village give glimpses of the past. The presence of a mysterious horseman transforms the bucolic landscape into a nightmare. See More
Lives on the Border Lives on the border portrays the tragic consequences of an unfair sentence delivered by the U.S. criminal justice system. Through several interconnected life stories, we'll discover what Rosa Estela Olvera, a Mexican woman wrongfully convicted in the U.S. (My Life Inside 2007), endures in prison: a psycho-emotional exploration of the loneliness of confinement; and the long and arduous battle to win back her family and obtain justice. See More
40 + Divorced, childless and single, Luz visits her local healer who prescribes a scandalous remedy to unburden her soul. As Luz embarks on a sensual journey of self-discovery, she steps into her power realizing that fulfillment doesn't require a traditional path. See More
Travis Gutiérrez's ASCO: WITHOUT PERMISSION Premiered at the 23rd FICM with Gael García Bernal in Attendance 10 · 16 · 25 Jorge Fons' MIDAQ ALLEY Celebrates 30 Years at the 23rd FICM 10 · 16 · 25 64th Critics' Week: Léo Ortuno Presented Pauline Loquès' NINO at the 23rd FICM 10 · 16 · 25 The Noir Fantasy in John H. Auer's THE CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS 10 · 16 · 25
Travis Gutiérrez's ASCO: WITHOUT PERMISSION Premiered at the 23rd FICM with Gael García Bernal in Attendance 10 · 16 · 25
