2023 | Color | 80:00 In 1960s Havana, there were 140 movie theaters. For ten years, the cinema industry was a pillar of the Cuban Revolution, but the toughening regime and an economic recession precipitated its decline. Fifty years later, only a dozen movie theaters still operate in Havana, while a new generation of bold filmmakers struggles for the very existence of Cuban cinema. Country: Francia Direction: Jan; Eytan, Kaufmann; Darius Script: Jan; Eytan, Kaufmann; Darius, Goldet; Antoine Production: Goldet; Antoine Photography: Bernfeld; Nina Sound: Van Pottelberge; Thomas Music: Baños; René Participation year at FICM: 2023
2023 | Color | 80:00 In 1960s Havana, there were 140 movie theaters. For ten years, the cinema industry was a pillar of the Cuban Revolution, but the toughening regime and an economic recession precipitated its decline. Fifty years later, only a dozen movie theaters still operate in Havana, while a new generation of bold filmmakers struggles for the very existence of Cuban cinema. Country: Francia Direction: Jan; Eytan, Kaufmann; Darius Script: Jan; Eytan, Kaufmann; Darius, Goldet; Antoine Production: Goldet; Antoine Photography: Bernfeld; Nina Sound: Van Pottelberge; Thomas Music: Baños; René Participation year at FICM: 2023
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
