2007 | Color | 33 min This documentary details corporate incursions in traditional communities of Mexico. In Tepoztlán, residents oppose the building of a country club and golf course (meant to replace soccer with the corporate ?sport? of golf). In another story, two ?ecological peasants? describe how Mexican army personnel tortured them because they tried to stop Boise Cascade from cutting down forests in Guerrero. Tijuana residents describe how the US owner of a battery recycling plant allowed dangerous chemicals to seep into their neighborhood. These cinematic essays probe the essence of the new economic disorder in the clash between corporate culture and the Third World Country: México, Estados Unidos Direction: Landau; Saul Script: Landa; Saul Production: Mcalmo; George, Landau; Saul Photography: Angul; Sonia Sound: Landau; Greg Music: Sosa; Omar, Landau; Greg, Herrera; Francisco Participation year at FICM: 2007
2007 | Color | 33 min This documentary details corporate incursions in traditional communities of Mexico. In Tepoztlán, residents oppose the building of a country club and golf course (meant to replace soccer with the corporate ?sport? of golf). In another story, two ?ecological peasants? describe how Mexican army personnel tortured them because they tried to stop Boise Cascade from cutting down forests in Guerrero. Tijuana residents describe how the US owner of a battery recycling plant allowed dangerous chemicals to seep into their neighborhood. These cinematic essays probe the essence of the new economic disorder in the clash between corporate culture and the Third World Country: México, Estados Unidos Direction: Landau; Saul Script: Landa; Saul Production: Mcalmo; George, Landau; Saul Photography: Angul; Sonia Sound: Landau; Greg Music: Sosa; Omar, Landau; Greg, Herrera; Francisco Participation year at FICM: 2007
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
FICM Brings 17 Screenings to Pátzcuaro as FICM Presenta Takes Cinema to Michoacán and Across Mexico Year-Round 10 · 16 · 26 Enjoy All the Free Events That the 24th FICM Has in Store for You! 10 · 16 · 26 Night of the Dead Celebration Week: A Tradition Learned Through Our Hands 10 · 14 · 26 The Michoacan author José Rubén Romero 09 · 25 · 26
FICM Brings 17 Screenings to Pátzcuaro as FICM Presenta Takes Cinema to Michoacán and Across Mexico Year-Round 10 · 16 · 26
