2023 | Color | 90:00 An exploration of the experiences of the first Black astronauts. Featuring interviews from Ed Dwight, Guion Bluford, Charles Bolden, and Victor Glover, the documentary spotlights these pioneers’ oft-omitted narratives of racial injustice and their present-day realities. This film weaves together archival footage of US space expeditions, Afrofuturist cultural milestones, and stories told by Black astronauts themselves. Country: Estados Unidos Direction: Cortés; Lisa, Hurtado de Mendoza; Diego Script: Mark Monroe Production: Carolyn Bernstein, Keero Birla, Alex Bowen, Lisa Cortes, Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, Leland Melvin, Mark Monroe, Aly Parker Photography: Diego Hurtado de Mendoza Sound: Danny Clayton, Rusty Dunn, Joe Earle, Justin Hennard, Scott Szabo, Robin Warren Music: Jongnic Bontemps, Anna Drubich Participation year at FICM: 2023
2023 | Color | 90:00 An exploration of the experiences of the first Black astronauts. Featuring interviews from Ed Dwight, Guion Bluford, Charles Bolden, and Victor Glover, the documentary spotlights these pioneers’ oft-omitted narratives of racial injustice and their present-day realities. This film weaves together archival footage of US space expeditions, Afrofuturist cultural milestones, and stories told by Black astronauts themselves. Country: Estados Unidos Direction: Cortés; Lisa, Hurtado de Mendoza; Diego Script: Mark Monroe Production: Carolyn Bernstein, Keero Birla, Alex Bowen, Lisa Cortes, Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, Leland Melvin, Mark Monroe, Aly Parker Photography: Diego Hurtado de Mendoza Sound: Danny Clayton, Rusty Dunn, Joe Earle, Justin Hennard, Scott Szabo, Robin Warren Music: Jongnic Bontemps, Anna Drubich Participation year at FICM: 2023
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
