2025 | B/N | 22:25 Paths portrays the encounter of three generations: a Mayan healer, his apprentice Delfino, and Alejandro, a young man who has spent two months learning from both. Through their intertwined paths, this short documentary explores the transmission of ancestral knowledge and the deep connection between traditional medicine and the lives it touches. Country: México Direction: Labastida; Fernanda Script: Labastida; Fernanda Production: Labastida; Fernanda Photography: Buitrón; Sebastián Sound: André, Martínez; Andrés Music: Santos Cortez; Ulises, Labastida; Fernanda Cast:Don Arsenio, Molina; Víctor Delfino, Sosa Labastida; Alejandro Art direction: N/A Participation year at FICM: 2025
2025 | B/N | 22:25 Paths portrays the encounter of three generations: a Mayan healer, his apprentice Delfino, and Alejandro, a young man who has spent two months learning from both. Through their intertwined paths, this short documentary explores the transmission of ancestral knowledge and the deep connection between traditional medicine and the lives it touches. Country: México Direction: Labastida; Fernanda Script: Labastida; Fernanda Production: Labastida; Fernanda Photography: Buitrón; Sebastián Sound: André, Martínez; Andrés Music: Santos Cortez; Ulises, Labastida; Fernanda Cast:Don Arsenio, Molina; Víctor Delfino, Sosa Labastida; Alejandro Art direction: N/A Participation year at FICM: 2025
Tei Mɨayema Deep in the Sierra Madre Occidental in Nayarit, Tei Mɨayema is a secondary school founded by Ubaldo, who fights to provide education to the youth of his Wixárika community without forcing them to leave their land. Their story reveals the challenges of preserving language and culture in the face of institutional rejection of their intercultural model, making Tei Mɨayema a symbol of strengthening their people’s identity and autonomy. See More
Olmo A fourteen-year-old must care for his bedridden father with multiple sclerosis, but when his neighbor invites him to a party, his world is turned upside down. See More
Somewhere Within Me "Somewhere Within Me" is a self-reference documentary that delves into the profound friendship between Brahel and Andoeni. Their bond, formed in childhood, evolves through love, personal growth, and Brahel’s gender transition. Reuniting after years, they rediscover their connection, exploring themes of identity, art, and self-discovery. See More
Stellan Skarsgård to Present Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value at the 23rd FICM 10 · 03 · 25 Juliette Binoche to Receive the Award for Artistic Excellence at the 23rd FICM 10 · 02 · 25 Cherien Dabis to Present ALL THAT'S LEFT OF YOU at the 23rd FICM 10 · 01 · 25 Charlie Kaufman will present his short film HOW TO SHOOT A GHOST at the 23rd FICM 09 · 30 · 25
