2025 | Color | 9:07 Growing up as a teenager in Michoacán—one of the central battlegrounds of the war against drug cartels—meant being shaped by fear and confusion. In this short film, I try to capture the stream of consciousness I experience whenever I reflect on that time. My focus isn’t on how events unfolded, but on how they felt. To look back on my past is, hopefully, to heal some part of it. Country: México, Portugal, Bélgica, Finlandia Direction: León; Juan María Script: León; Juan María Production: León; Juan María Photography: León; Juan María Sound: Ocádiz; Mauricio Music: Arrepia Ferreira; Francisco Cast:N/A Art direction: León; Juan María Participation year at FICM: 2025
2025 | Color | 9:07 Growing up as a teenager in Michoacán—one of the central battlegrounds of the war against drug cartels—meant being shaped by fear and confusion. In this short film, I try to capture the stream of consciousness I experience whenever I reflect on that time. My focus isn’t on how events unfolded, but on how they felt. To look back on my past is, hopefully, to heal some part of it. Country: México, Portugal, Bélgica, Finlandia Direction: León; Juan María Script: León; Juan María Production: León; Juan María Photography: León; Juan María Sound: Ocádiz; Mauricio Music: Arrepia Ferreira; Francisco Cast:N/A Art direction: León; Juan María 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 Morelia International Film Festival Kicked Off Its 24th Edition with CAMPEÓN GABACHO by Jonás Cuarón 10 · 16 · 26 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 Morelia International Film Festival Kicked Off Its 24th Edition with CAMPEÓN GABACHO by Jonás Cuarón 10 · 16 · 26
FICM Brings 17 Screenings to Pátzcuaro as FICM Presenta Takes Cinema to Michoacán and Across Mexico Year-Round 10 · 16 · 26
