2024 | Color | 15:45 Alejandra, a first-time mother of a six-month-old baby, finds herself submerged in a postpartum depression unrecognized within her context in the 1990s. Tormented by the stereotypes of motherhood, she increasingly feels suffocated and convinced of her inability to be a mother, forcing her to pretend that everything is fine. Country: México Direction: Santillán Santamaría; Valentina Script: Santillán; Valentina Production: Carrandi; Adriana Photography: Sanders; Sebastián Sound: Aquino; María José Music: Reta; Eduardo Cast:Hermosillo; Mayra, del Conde; Juan Pablo, Aguilasocho; Christopher, Mackey; Celia, Santamaría; María Elena, Santillán; Mauricio Art direction: Ruiz; Thelma Participation year at FICM: 2024
2024 | Color | 15:45 Alejandra, a first-time mother of a six-month-old baby, finds herself submerged in a postpartum depression unrecognized within her context in the 1990s. Tormented by the stereotypes of motherhood, she increasingly feels suffocated and convinced of her inability to be a mother, forcing her to pretend that everything is fine. Country: México Direction: Santillán Santamaría; Valentina Script: Santillán; Valentina Production: Carrandi; Adriana Photography: Sanders; Sebastián Sound: Aquino; María José Music: Reta; Eduardo Cast:Hermosillo; Mayra, del Conde; Juan Pablo, Aguilasocho; Christopher, Mackey; Celia, Santamaría; María Elena, Santillán; Mauricio Art direction: Ruiz; Thelma Participation year at FICM: 2024
If I Were Fire Two young lovers wander through an abandoned countryside, where reality is distorted and the ruins of a long-gone village give glimpses of the past. The presence of a mysterious horseman transforms the bucolic landscape into a nightmare. See More
Lives on the Border Lives on the border portrays the tragic consequences of an unfair sentence delivered by the U.S. criminal justice system. Through several interconnected life stories, we'll discover what Rosa Estela Olvera, a Mexican woman wrongfully convicted in the U.S. (My Life Inside 2007), endures in prison: a psycho-emotional exploration of the loneliness of confinement; and the long and arduous battle to win back her family and obtain justice. See More
40 + Divorced, childless and single, Luz visits her local healer who prescribes a scandalous remedy to unburden her soul. As Luz embarks on a sensual journey of self-discovery, she steps into her power realizing that fulfillment doesn't require a traditional path. See More
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