2012 | Color | 40 min An experimental documentary video that examines a student strike at Mexico’s largest public university (UNAM) in 1999–2000, by juxtaposing participant interviews with a lyrical portrait of the campus architecture. This unique architectural space sets the stage for a series of interviews with students, authors, academics, activists and politicians attempting to unravel the complex legacy of Mexico’s most contested contemporary student movement. Country: Estados Unidos Direction: Ehrlich; Ken Participation year at FICM: 2013
2012 | Color | 40 min An experimental documentary video that examines a student strike at Mexico’s largest public university (UNAM) in 1999–2000, by juxtaposing participant interviews with a lyrical portrait of the campus architecture. This unique architectural space sets the stage for a series of interviews with students, authors, academics, activists and politicians attempting to unravel the complex legacy of Mexico’s most contested contemporary student movement. Country: Estados Unidos Direction: Ehrlich; Ken Participation year at FICM: 2013
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