2010 | Color | 90 min Shot in Yemen and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, this film follows the story of two men whose fateful encounter in 1996 led them to Osama Bin Laden, on September 11th, 2001, to the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center, and to the Supreme Court in the United States: Abu Jandal, Osama Bin Laden’s bodyguard; and Salim Hamdan, detainee at Guantanamo, and the first man to be subjected to the controversial military trials for crimes of war. Country: Estados Unidos Direction: Poitras; Laura Production: Menschel; David, Poitras; Laura Photography: Johnson; Kirsten, Poitras; Laura Music: Golijov; Osvaldo Participation year at FICM: 2010
2010 | Color | 90 min Shot in Yemen and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, this film follows the story of two men whose fateful encounter in 1996 led them to Osama Bin Laden, on September 11th, 2001, to the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center, and to the Supreme Court in the United States: Abu Jandal, Osama Bin Laden’s bodyguard; and Salim Hamdan, detainee at Guantanamo, and the first man to be subjected to the controversial military trials for crimes of war. Country: Estados Unidos Direction: Poitras; Laura Production: Menschel; David, Poitras; Laura Photography: Johnson; Kirsten, Poitras; Laura Music: Golijov; Osvaldo Participation year at FICM: 2010
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
