2018 | Color | 11:50 Violence and judgement toward women are a heavy burden that Melissa lifts every time she trains. She lives in a macho society that punishes women who choose to break with their traditional role. Both on the street and on the ring, she is constantly met with demands, harassment, and guilt. But she will continue fighting and answering back: “Come on, are you going to shout at me or what?” Direction: Herrero Garvín; Laura Script: Siscar; Majo, Herrero Garvín; Laura Production: Herrero Garvin; Laura Photography: Herrero Garvín; Laura Sound: Diez; Eloísa Music: Batallones Femeninos Participation year at FICM: 2018
2018 | Color | 11:50 Violence and judgement toward women are a heavy burden that Melissa lifts every time she trains. She lives in a macho society that punishes women who choose to break with their traditional role. Both on the street and on the ring, she is constantly met with demands, harassment, and guilt. But she will continue fighting and answering back: “Come on, are you going to shout at me or what?” Direction: Herrero Garvín; Laura Script: Siscar; Majo, Herrero Garvín; Laura Production: Herrero Garvin; Laura Photography: Herrero Garvín; Laura Sound: Diez; Eloísa Music: Batallones Femeninos Participation year at FICM: 2018
La Mami After working in nightlife for over 40 years, Doña Olga is now La Mami: the caretaker of the women’s restroom at the mythical Barba Azul cabaret. Night after night, she cares for the dancers working to the rhythm of live music. The restroom is a bubble of trust inside Barba Azul. Today, a new woman stops by the restroom: she has a sick son and is looking for work. See More
La Mami The life of a Mexico City cabaret is embodied in “La Mami,” who cleans the bathrooms and takes care of the women who work there night after night. See More
The Swirl Pedro is a farmer who defends his identity and his dreams; his sister Esther strives for a better future for her daughter as she shares her world through the lens of her small camera. They live in El Remolino, a tiny riverside community in Chiapas, Mexico, which is affected by strong floods every year. To them, life is like a swirl that spins them across the journey of their internal cycles and of the greater natural cycle of the river. 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
