2022 | B/N | 76:00 Once a year, the people of Santiago take to the streets for Carnival. The celebration is both a display of joy and a subtle political critique. Amid the vibrant rhythms and dances, the risk of arrest still looms. With limited financial resources but boundless creativity, the people of Santiago design their costumes and floats, turning the festival into an expression of Cuban perseverance. Country: Estados Unidos, Cuba Direction: William Sabourin O´Reilly Script: Sabourin O’Reilly; William Production: Bailey; Bryan, Zennaro; Antonia Photography: Sabourin O’Reilly; William Sound: Olivare; Osmany Music: Martí; Alexey, Vitier; José María, Keys; Willy Cast:Bandera Malet; Lázaro, López Martínez; Raúl, Porte Carrión; Rubestier, Hung Vidal; Antonio Participation year at FICM: 2025
2022 | B/N | 76:00 Once a year, the people of Santiago take to the streets for Carnival. The celebration is both a display of joy and a subtle political critique. Amid the vibrant rhythms and dances, the risk of arrest still looms. With limited financial resources but boundless creativity, the people of Santiago design their costumes and floats, turning the festival into an expression of Cuban perseverance. Country: Estados Unidos, Cuba Direction: William Sabourin O´Reilly Script: Sabourin O’Reilly; William Production: Bailey; Bryan, Zennaro; Antonia Photography: Sabourin O’Reilly; William Sound: Olivare; Osmany Music: Martí; Alexey, Vitier; José María, Keys; Willy Cast:Bandera Malet; Lázaro, López Martínez; Raúl, Porte Carrión; Rubestier, Hung Vidal; Antonio Participation year at FICM: 2025
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
