Image Máximo Cortés, Raúl He studied history at the Michoacán University of Saint Nicolás of Hidalgo (UMICH, in Spanish), Morelia, and a teacher’s training course with a specialty in the Purépecha language at the Foreign Language Center (CELE-UNAM), Morelia. He participated in five editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). He presented Korpus (La fiesta de los oficios)(2003) at the 2nd FICM; El cargo (2005) at the 3rd FICM; and El Costumbre (Pidiendo lluvia) (2005) at the 4th FICM. He participated in the 18th Festival Présence Autochtone, Montreal, with his short documentary Axuni Atari (Cazador de venados)(2006), which won the Best Work from the Michoacán Section at the 5th FICM. He won the same award at the 6th FICM for Aquí ya no entra Don Inés… Casimiro Leco (2008). He participated with his short documentary film Sïruki Tsakapu (Piedra de hormiguero) at the 8th FICM; the 4th Independent Hispanic American Film and Video Festival, “All Voices Against the Silence,” Mexico; and the 7th Indigenous Film and Video Festival (FECVI), Morelia. Other Movies 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 Related News Hernán Cortés: two atypical visions 04 · 10 · 25 MIL CAMINOS TIENE LA MUERTE: Arsenio Campos (1946-2025) 04 · 03 · 25 EL CAMINO DE LA VIDA: THE YOUNG AND THE DAMNED by Matilde Landeta 03 · 27 · 25 Juan Rulfo and the silver screen 03 · 20 · 25 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image Máximo Cortés, Raúl He studied history at the Michoacán University of Saint Nicolás of Hidalgo (UMICH, in Spanish), Morelia, and a teacher’s training course with a specialty in the Purépecha language at the Foreign Language Center (CELE-UNAM), Morelia. He participated in five editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). He presented Korpus (La fiesta de los oficios)(2003) at the 2nd FICM; El cargo (2005) at the 3rd FICM; and El Costumbre (Pidiendo lluvia) (2005) at the 4th FICM. He participated in the 18th Festival Présence Autochtone, Montreal, with his short documentary Axuni Atari (Cazador de venados)(2006), which won the Best Work from the Michoacán Section at the 5th FICM. He won the same award at the 6th FICM for Aquí ya no entra Don Inés… Casimiro Leco (2008). He participated with his short documentary film Sïruki Tsakapu (Piedra de hormiguero) at the 8th FICM; the 4th Independent Hispanic American Film and Video Festival, “All Voices Against the Silence,” Mexico; and the 7th Indigenous Film and Video Festival (FECVI), Morelia.
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
Hernán Cortés: two atypical visions 04 · 10 · 25 MIL CAMINOS TIENE LA MUERTE: Arsenio Campos (1946-2025) 04 · 03 · 25 EL CAMINO DE LA VIDA: THE YOUNG AND THE DAMNED by Matilde Landeta 03 · 27 · 25 Juan Rulfo and the silver screen 03 · 20 · 25
