2024 | B/N | 81:00 In one of Latin America’s most unequal countries, Francia Márquez, a Black Colombian rural activist, challenges the statu quo with a presidential campaign that reappropriates the derogatory term “igualada”—someone who acts as if they deserve rights that supposedly don’t belong to them—and inspires a nation to dream. Country: Colombia, Estados Unidos, México Direction: Mejia Botero; Juan Production: E. Yepes; Juan, Alatorre; Daniela, Serna; Sonia Photography: Gómez; Karen Sound: Contreras; Aldonza Music: Córdoba; Richard, La muchacha Participation year at FICM: 2024
2024 | B/N | 81:00 In one of Latin America’s most unequal countries, Francia Márquez, a Black Colombian rural activist, challenges the statu quo with a presidential campaign that reappropriates the derogatory term “igualada”—someone who acts as if they deserve rights that supposedly don’t belong to them—and inspires a nation to dream. Country: Colombia, Estados Unidos, México Direction: Mejia Botero; Juan Production: E. Yepes; Juan, Alatorre; Daniela, Serna; Sonia Photography: Gómez; Karen Sound: Contreras; Aldonza Music: Córdoba; Richard, La muchacha Participation year at FICM: 2024
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 Book ESCRITORAS PIONERAS DEL CINE SONORO EN MÉXICO: JANET ALCORIZA Was Presented at the 24th FICM 10 · 17 · 26 Jonás Cuarón's CAMPEÓN GABACHO at the 24th FICM 10 · 16 · 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
The Book ESCRITORAS PIONERAS DEL CINE SONORO EN MÉXICO: JANET ALCORIZA Was Presented at the 24th FICM 10 · 17 · 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
