2024 | Color | 80:00 It is said that the Purépecha people were never conquered: not by the Mexicas, not by the Spanish conquistadors. What do historical chroniclers mean by this statement? This documentary visits the lands and indigenous communities of Michoacán to discover what lies behind the stories of resistance against continuous attempts to dispossess them of their territory and annihilate their culture. Country: México Direction: Guevara; Carlos Script: Mendoza; Benjamín, Flores; Rafael Production: Zamudio; Luisa, Guevara; Carlos, Pimentel; Sergio, Mendoza; Benjamín Photography: Guevara; Carlos, Trujeque; Luis, Mondragón; Héctor Sound: Gordillo; Raúl, Álvarez; Manuel, Hurtado; Rodrigo, Mondragón; Héctor Music: Hurtado; Rodrigo Participation year at FICM: 2024
2024 | Color | 80:00 It is said that the Purépecha people were never conquered: not by the Mexicas, not by the Spanish conquistadors. What do historical chroniclers mean by this statement? This documentary visits the lands and indigenous communities of Michoacán to discover what lies behind the stories of resistance against continuous attempts to dispossess them of their territory and annihilate their culture. Country: México Direction: Guevara; Carlos Script: Mendoza; Benjamín, Flores; Rafael Production: Zamudio; Luisa, Guevara; Carlos, Pimentel; Sergio, Mendoza; Benjamín Photography: Guevara; Carlos, Trujeque; Luis, Mondragón; Héctor Sound: Gordillo; Raúl, Álvarez; Manuel, Hurtado; Rodrigo, Mondragón; Héctor Music: Hurtado; Rodrigo Participation year at FICM: 2024
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
