2026 | B/N | 95:00 In a dystopian world defined by inequality and everyday violence, a grandmother is determined to make the most of the time she has left with her granddaughter. But as a series of events pushes them into escalating danger, love and fear begin to blur together, forcing her to cross boundaries she never imagined. Country: Costa Rica, Perú, Panamá, Chile, México Direction: Villalobos Brenes; Neto Script: Villalobos Brenes; Neto, van der Laat Alfaro; Diego Production: Arias; Ana Lucía, Hospina; Jimena, Zúñiga Sánchez; Felipe, Villalobos Brenes; Neto Photography: Wong Díaz; Nicolás Sound: Tuñón Torres; José Rommel Music: Rojas Carballo; Pablo Cast:García; Paulina, Vargas; Gloriana, Regidor; Natalia, Reikendorf; Ericka Art direction: Esquivel Fallas; Mauricio Participation year at FICM: 2026
2026 | B/N | 95:00 In a dystopian world defined by inequality and everyday violence, a grandmother is determined to make the most of the time she has left with her granddaughter. But as a series of events pushes them into escalating danger, love and fear begin to blur together, forcing her to cross boundaries she never imagined. Country: Costa Rica, Perú, Panamá, Chile, México Direction: Villalobos Brenes; Neto Script: Villalobos Brenes; Neto, van der Laat Alfaro; Diego Production: Arias; Ana Lucía, Hospina; Jimena, Zúñiga Sánchez; Felipe, Villalobos Brenes; Neto Photography: Wong Díaz; Nicolás Sound: Tuñón Torres; José Rommel Music: Rojas Carballo; Pablo Cast:García; Paulina, Vargas; Gloriana, Regidor; Natalia, Reikendorf; Ericka Art direction: Esquivel Fallas; Mauricio Participation year at FICM: 2026
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
Yugen When relentless rain threatens her sister’s life, a ceramic girl protects a fading ember from an ancient fire. But when the fire calls back the Trees of Life, she must decide whether she can return it: the very force that keeps her sister alive. Yugen is a stop motion short film crafted over eight years with puppets made from Mexican ceramics and inspired by the natural world. See More
Yo soy Rocky In 1975, an unknown, penniless actor named Sylvester Stallone staked everything on a screenplay he had written, reserving the lead role for himself. This film chronicles the trials and tribulations behind one of Hollywood’s greatest stories of triumph over adversity. See More
The Michoacan author José Rubén Romero 09 · 25 · 26 EVEN DWARFS STARTED SMALL: Herzog and the existence of the extraordinary 09 · 17 · 26 Tippett Studio and Paul Verhoeven: the end of an era between eroticism and science fiction 09 · 17 · 26 RIO, ZONA NORTE: reasons to smile 09 · 09 · 26
Tippett Studio and Paul Verhoeven: the end of an era between eroticism and science fiction 09 · 17 · 26
