2025 | Color | 84:10 Backside offers an intimate and lyrical glimpse into the lives of immigrant workers who, starting at 2 a.m., seven days a week, care for the most valuable racehorses in the world. Set in the barns of Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, known as the backside, this film observes the connection between humans and animals, revealing the quiet beauty of invisible labor. Country: Estados Unidos Direction: Paz-Pastrana; Raúl O. Script: García-Pardo; Gabriella, Carrasco Hernández; Cristina, Álvarez Astacio; Patricia, Paz-Pastrana; Raúl O. Production: García-Pardo; Gabriella, Álvarez Astacio; Patricia, Paz-Pastrana; Raúl O. Photography: Paz-Pastrana; Raúl O. Sound: Acosta; Odín (OA Sonido Guadalajara) Music: Ramírez; Brandon Cast:N/A Art direction: N/A Participation year at FICM: 2025
2025 | Color | 84:10 Backside offers an intimate and lyrical glimpse into the lives of immigrant workers who, starting at 2 a.m., seven days a week, care for the most valuable racehorses in the world. Set in the barns of Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, known as the backside, this film observes the connection between humans and animals, revealing the quiet beauty of invisible labor. Country: Estados Unidos Direction: Paz-Pastrana; Raúl O. Script: García-Pardo; Gabriella, Carrasco Hernández; Cristina, Álvarez Astacio; Patricia, Paz-Pastrana; Raúl O. Production: García-Pardo; Gabriella, Álvarez Astacio; Patricia, Paz-Pastrana; Raúl O. Photography: Paz-Pastrana; Raúl O. Sound: Acosta; Odín (OA Sonido Guadalajara) Music: Ramírez; Brandon Cast:N/A Art direction: N/A Participation year at FICM: 2025
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5 de chocolate y 1 de fresa Esperanza is a young novice living in a quiet convent full of old nuns. After eating some “special” mushrooms, innocent Esperanza becomes modern and psychedelic Brenda: a subversive girl who raids a high-society party, sings subversive songs and charms young fellows. See More
The Buzz During a live national television interview, Verónica, a famous and widely admired actress, struggles to uphold the image of a perfect life as her inner world fractures under the weight of private abuse. Trapped between silence, fear, and a sudden panic attack, she must decide whether to continue performing the illusion—or break the cycle in front of everyone. See More
The Curaçao International Film Festival opens a call for entries for the second edition of Impact, in collaboration with FICM 11 · 05 · 26 Visit the Beaches of Michoacán 10 · 29 · 26 The 24th FICM Awarded the Best of its Official Selection and Impulso Morelia 12 10 · 23 · 26 LOS LOBOS: NATIVE SONS by Piero F. Giunti and Doug Blush Screened at the 24th FICM 10 · 23 · 26
The Curaçao International Film Festival opens a call for entries for the second edition of Impact, in collaboration with FICM 11 · 05 · 26
