2010 | Color | 99min Vik Muniz, the Brazilian plastic artist, made a long journey from his home in Brooklyn to Brazil to find Jardim Gramacho, the world’s largest dumpster, where he made portraits of a peculiar band of garbage scavengers out of recyclable materials. The film captures the transformative power of art and the alchemy of the human spirit. Country: Brasil, Reino Unido Direction: Walker; Lucy Production: Aynsley; Angus Photography: Miranda; Dudu Cast:Laurentina Da Silva (irmã); Leide, Dos Santos; Valter, Carlos Dos Santos (tiao); Sebastião, Carlos Da Silva Baia Lopes (zumbi); José, Rodrigues Garros; Isis, Ghivelder; Fabio, Muniz; Vik, De França San; Magna Participation year at FICM: 2010
2010 | Color | 99min Vik Muniz, the Brazilian plastic artist, made a long journey from his home in Brooklyn to Brazil to find Jardim Gramacho, the world’s largest dumpster, where he made portraits of a peculiar band of garbage scavengers out of recyclable materials. The film captures the transformative power of art and the alchemy of the human spirit. Country: Brasil, Reino Unido Direction: Walker; Lucy Production: Aynsley; Angus Photography: Miranda; Dudu Cast:Laurentina Da Silva (irmã); Leide, Dos Santos; Valter, Carlos Dos Santos (tiao); Sebastião, Carlos Da Silva Baia Lopes (zumbi); José, Rodrigues Garros; Isis, Ghivelder; Fabio, Muniz; Vik, De França San; Magna Participation year at FICM: 2010
The Crash Reel Prior to the Winter Olympic Games in 2010, Shaun White and Kevin Pearce, the best in the extreme sport of snowboarding, defy death with increasingly dangerous stunts. Then, during a training session, Kevin has an accident that leaves him in a coma and with a serious brain injury. After the accident, Kevin insists on returning to snowboarding. See More
Blindsight The gripping adventure of six Tibetan teenagers who set out to climb the 23,000 foot Lhakpa Ri on the north side of Mount Everest. This seemingly impossible challenge is made all the more remarkable by the fact that the teenagers are blind. Believed by many Tibetans to be possessed by demons, the children are shunned by their parents, scorned by their villages and rejected by society. 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
