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Image Aguilar Pradal, Emilio He studied cinematography at the CUEC-UNAM film school in Mexico City. He participated in the 1st and 2nd Chicali Film Fest (International), Mexicali, with his short fiction film El hombre que no podía llorar (2007) and his short documentary film Revolución S.A. de C.V. (2008), respectively. He presented his short fiction film Desierto cielo (2010) at the 7th Acapulco International Film Festival (FICA). He participated in nine festivals in Spain and Mexico with his short documentary film Los desposeídos (2009), including the 7th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) and the 38th International Film Festival of Huesca, Spain. He won an Honorable Mention for the José Rovirosa Award of the UNAM Film Archives in 2009 for Los desposeídos; in addition to the Best Documentary award at the 4th Independent Hispanic American Film and Video Festival, “All Voices Against the Silence,” in Mexico City; and the Best Documentary and the Emilio “Indio” Fernández awards at the 4th Mantarraya University Short Film Festival, Nayarit, Mexico.
Mexico will no longer exist! A frenetic view runs over a convulsed Mexico City, a colossal metropolis sustained by the myth of "mestizaje" and other colonial forms of violence. Past and present weave a flurry of images; fragmented memories of this land. Ancient deities are incarnated, while dreams overlap among intimacy, complicity and the tumult. This is an erratic film that invites us to reimagine the complex relationship we have with the constructed “mexicanidad.” See More
Ziuta travesías Ziuta, a Polish Jewish survivor of World War II, was an extraordinary woman who sparked special devotion for her political commitment and her support for clandestine struggle. As a teenager, Ziuta weathered exile with fortitude and determination, saving her mother and other relatives from perishing in their flight. Despite the horrors and scarcity she endured, she upheld a grateful outlook on life. See More
Zinzindurrunkarratz Oskar Alegría embarks on a journey to recover the past. With a Super-8 camera that once belonged to his father and has remained untouched for 41 years, he plans to retrace the path of the shepherd: the journey of transhumance that his grandfather undertook in his youth, following now-forgotten coordinates. The result is a film that delights in the search —as well as the many detours along the way. See More
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