2023 | Color | 83:20 The little-known history of Japanese Mexicans, and the enduring impact of historical silence on their descendants, is portrayed through testimonies, landscapes, and choreography, questioning the formation and theatricality of individual and collective identity. When all that is left of history are vague memories, how do invisible wounds heal? Yūrei travels to different parts of Mexico, moving toward an intimate and sensory exploration of memory. Country: México Direction: García Hirata; Sumie Script: García Hirata; Sumie, Velázquez Landázuri; Oscar Production: de la Paz Nicolau; Santiago, García Hirata; Sumie Photography: Vega Gil; Rodrigo Sandoval Sound: González; Enrique Rodrigo, Cardenal; Luz María, Quintero; Alejandro, Acosta; Odin Music: Collado Fregoso; Josué Cast:Akiko Iida; Irene Art direction: N/A Participation year at FICM: 2023
2023 | Color | 83:20 The little-known history of Japanese Mexicans, and the enduring impact of historical silence on their descendants, is portrayed through testimonies, landscapes, and choreography, questioning the formation and theatricality of individual and collective identity. When all that is left of history are vague memories, how do invisible wounds heal? Yūrei travels to different parts of Mexico, moving toward an intimate and sensory exploration of memory. Country: México Direction: García Hirata; Sumie Script: García Hirata; Sumie, Velázquez Landázuri; Oscar Production: de la Paz Nicolau; Santiago, García Hirata; Sumie Photography: Vega Gil; Rodrigo Sandoval Sound: González; Enrique Rodrigo, Cardenal; Luz María, Quintero; Alejandro, Acosta; Odin Music: Collado Fregoso; Josué Cast:Akiko Iida; Irene Art direction: N/A Participation year at FICM: 2023
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
The Third Film Development Lab for Filmmakers of Indigenous and African Descent in Mexico has Begun 10 · 09 · 25 Stellan Skarsgård to Present Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value at the 23rd FICM 10 · 03 · 25 Juliette Binoche to Receive the Award for Artistic Excellence at the 23rd FICM 10 · 02 · 25 Cherien Dabis to Present ALL THAT'S LEFT OF YOU at the 23rd FICM 10 · 01 · 25
The Third Film Development Lab for Filmmakers of Indigenous and African Descent in Mexico has Begun 10 · 09 · 25
