2022 | B/N | 36:00 A pandemic has separated Esteban and Alan. Esteban spends his days staring out at the nearby buildings from the rooftop where he lives, learning how to play the guitar, and staying connected to Alan through video calls—but there’s no end in sight to the isolation, and reality eventually catches up with them. Country: México Direction: Hernández; Julián Script: Hernández de Anda; Gustavo, Hernández; Julián Production: Fiesco; Roberto, Reyes Chávez; Iliana Photography: Pérez Peña; Chak Sound: Topillo Hernández; Misael , Cast:Caicedo; Esteban, Ramírez; Alan, Rico; Mauricio Participation year at FICM: 2022
2022 | B/N | 36:00 A pandemic has separated Esteban and Alan. Esteban spends his days staring out at the nearby buildings from the rooftop where he lives, learning how to play the guitar, and staying connected to Alan through video calls—but there’s no end in sight to the isolation, and reality eventually catches up with them. Country: México Direction: Hernández; Julián Script: Hernández de Anda; Gustavo, Hernández; Julián Production: Fiesco; Roberto, Reyes Chávez; Iliana Photography: Pérez Peña; Chak Sound: Topillo Hernández; Misael , Cast:Caicedo; Esteban, Ramírez; Alan, Rico; Mauricio Participation year at FICM: 2022
La huella de unos labios Román, a B-movie actor, is isolated in his apartment as a pandemic keeps the world on edge. Aldo, a young indigenous man, is an essential worker authorized to come and go. The two men live across from each other in an apartment complex. Meeting online, they are able to talk and even see each other in video calls, but not in person. Eventually, they find themselves tempted to break out of lockdown. See More
The Day Began Yesterday Orlando and Saúl meet by chance. Self-confident young Orlando is a college gymnast who refuses to let his HIV-positive status define him; insecure Saúl barely grasps what it means to have an active sex life. For both, their accidental encounter will result in a new way of seeing the world. See More
Asphalt Goddess Max returns to her neighborhood as the lead singer in a rock band. Back home, she is received by memories, news, and truths that had remained silent for years. The reasons for abandonment are clear; deaths and un-kept promises are repeated. Max returns to die—but not before she tries to understand and give meaning to all her unfinished business. See More
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"I Don't Like the Idea of Pure Cinema": Kleber Mendonça Filho Talks About THE SECRET AGENT at the 23rd FICM 10 · 10 · 25
The Third Film Development Lab for Filmmakers of Indigenous and African Descent in Mexico has Begun 10 · 09 · 25
