2023 | B/N | 24:00 A poetic tribute to the writer, poet, and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, executed alongside eight other activists for opposing the environmental damage inflicted on Ogoni, their oil-rich homeland. Wiwa witnessed the initial entrance of foreign oil companies and the beginning of crude oil extraction in the Niger Delta region. Repeated oil spills and gas flaring led to the ecological degradation of Ogoniland. Country: Estados Unidos, Nigeria Direction: Berger; Matthew Script: Uchibeke; Majiye Production: Jenkins; Denzel, Lagoze; Miles Photography: Shimelash; Wubetu Sound: Cao;Shan, Damisi Music: Freundlich; Cal, Piety; Kyle, Sears; Arthur Art direction: Li; Claire, Wu; Daisy Participation year at FICM: 2023
2023 | B/N | 24:00 A poetic tribute to the writer, poet, and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, executed alongside eight other activists for opposing the environmental damage inflicted on Ogoni, their oil-rich homeland. Wiwa witnessed the initial entrance of foreign oil companies and the beginning of crude oil extraction in the Niger Delta region. Repeated oil spills and gas flaring led to the ecological degradation of Ogoniland. Country: Estados Unidos, Nigeria Direction: Berger; Matthew Script: Uchibeke; Majiye Production: Jenkins; Denzel, Lagoze; Miles Photography: Shimelash; Wubetu Sound: Cao;Shan, Damisi Music: Freundlich; Cal, Piety; Kyle, Sears; Arthur Art direction: Li; Claire, Wu; Daisy Participation year at FICM: 2023
Naza Shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, the film reveals in detail the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. See More
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
