2005 | Color | 45 min Demetrio Bilbatúa proudly gives us this production as a celebration of his 50 years as a prominent cinematographer. During 2004 and 2005 he plunged into an immense ocean of film footage of his own private collection, choosing the very best of his complete works filmed throughout Mexico. The difficult task was accomplished by a careful selection, between rushes and trims of more than 1000 documentaries, as a result of a great passion for this country, in an effort of recollection of what has been captured, and what remains to be found. This film, made between 1955 and 2005, is an extraordinary compilation. Influenced by Bilbatúa, the notable author from Chihuahua, Carlos Montemayor, participated in this creation of amazing visual beauty Country: México Direction: Bilbatúa; Demetrio Script: Bilbatú; Demetrio Production: Greck; Roberto Photography: Bilbatúa; Demetrio, Mejia; Abraham, Cuéllar; Nacho, Garnica; Agustín, Villanuev; Francisco Sound: Baksht; Jaime, Montaño; Manuel Music: Arturo Uribe; Jaime, Reyes; Gus, Schumann; Roger Participation year at FICM: 2005
2005 | Color | 45 min Demetrio Bilbatúa proudly gives us this production as a celebration of his 50 years as a prominent cinematographer. During 2004 and 2005 he plunged into an immense ocean of film footage of his own private collection, choosing the very best of his complete works filmed throughout Mexico. The difficult task was accomplished by a careful selection, between rushes and trims of more than 1000 documentaries, as a result of a great passion for this country, in an effort of recollection of what has been captured, and what remains to be found. This film, made between 1955 and 2005, is an extraordinary compilation. Influenced by Bilbatúa, the notable author from Chihuahua, Carlos Montemayor, participated in this creation of amazing visual beauty Country: México Direction: Bilbatúa; Demetrio Script: Bilbatú; Demetrio Production: Greck; Roberto Photography: Bilbatúa; Demetrio, Mejia; Abraham, Cuéllar; Nacho, Garnica; Agustín, Villanuev; Francisco Sound: Baksht; Jaime, Montaño; Manuel Music: Arturo Uribe; Jaime, Reyes; Gus, Schumann; Roger Participation year at FICM: 2005
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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