2010 | Color | 90min Asya, a visual artist who resides in Manhattan, lives in a world of supermodels, parties and glamour. One day, while watching television, she finds out that Faisal, her childhood friend, has been abducted by the CIA. That same night, she meets Javier, a Mexican PhD student, and the romance blossoms. The situation gives cause to complicated feelings and conflicting opinions in relation to the fusion of cultures in a complex world. Country: Estados Unidos Direction: Durra; Zeina Script: Durra; Zeina Production: Hope; Vanessa Photography: Crosignani; Magela Sound: Guarino; Mike Cast:Ackerman; Rita, Saleh; Karim, Bouchez; élodie, de Tavira; José María, Kulukundis; Marianna Participation year at FICM: 2010
2010 | Color | 90min Asya, a visual artist who resides in Manhattan, lives in a world of supermodels, parties and glamour. One day, while watching television, she finds out that Faisal, her childhood friend, has been abducted by the CIA. That same night, she meets Javier, a Mexican PhD student, and the romance blossoms. The situation gives cause to complicated feelings and conflicting opinions in relation to the fusion of cultures in a complex world. Country: Estados Unidos Direction: Durra; Zeina Script: Durra; Zeina Production: Hope; Vanessa Photography: Crosignani; Magela Sound: Guarino; Mike Cast:Ackerman; Rita, Saleh; Karim, Bouchez; élodie, de Tavira; José María, Kulukundis; Marianna Participation year at FICM: 2010
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
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