2019 | Color | 88:00 Hoping to become a Hollywood star, “El Chato” leaves San Ignacio, his idyllic hometown in the middle of nowhere. Ten years later, in 1982, a shipment of cocaine is dumped in the village. The Tijuana mafia enlists “El Chato” to retrieve the supply; if he doesn’t, the entire community of San Ignacio will be in danger. Upon his return, he is faced with the possibility of recovering his family and the son he didn’t know he had. Country: México Direction: Yázpik; José María Script: Ricaño; Alejandro, Yázpik; José María Production: Meza Yazpik; Carlos, Yazpik; José María, Lozano; Mónica, O'Farrill; Eamon Photography: Martínez Valdez; Tonatiuh Sound: Lach; Pablo Music: Acosta Russek; Sergio, Sánchez Maher; Andrés Cast:Adrián Vázquez, Poncelis; Manuel, Treviño; Mariana, Ochoa; Jesús, María Yazpik; José, Aragón; Angélica, Carlos Valencia Art direction: Enríquez; Bárbara Participation year at FICM: 2019
2019 | Color | 88:00 Hoping to become a Hollywood star, “El Chato” leaves San Ignacio, his idyllic hometown in the middle of nowhere. Ten years later, in 1982, a shipment of cocaine is dumped in the village. The Tijuana mafia enlists “El Chato” to retrieve the supply; if he doesn’t, the entire community of San Ignacio will be in danger. Upon his return, he is faced with the possibility of recovering his family and the son he didn’t know he had. Country: México Direction: Yázpik; José María Script: Ricaño; Alejandro, Yázpik; José María Production: Meza Yazpik; Carlos, Yazpik; José María, Lozano; Mónica, O'Farrill; Eamon Photography: Martínez Valdez; Tonatiuh Sound: Lach; Pablo Music: Acosta Russek; Sergio, Sánchez Maher; Andrés Cast:Adrián Vázquez, Poncelis; Manuel, Treviño; Mariana, Ochoa; Jesús, María Yazpik; José, Aragón; Angélica, Carlos Valencia Art direction: Enríquez; Bárbara Participation year at FICM: 2019
Mexico will no longer exist! A frenetic view runs over a convulsed Mexico City, a colossal metropolis sustained by the myth of "mestizaje" and other colonial forms of violence. Past and present weave a flurry of images; fragmented memories of this land. Ancient deities are incarnated, while dreams overlap among intimacy, complicity and the tumult. This is an erratic film that invites us to reimagine the complex relationship we have with the constructed “mexicanidad.” See More
Ziuta travesías Ziuta, a Polish Jewish survivor of World War II, was an extraordinary woman who sparked special devotion for her political commitment and her support for clandestine struggle. As a teenager, Ziuta weathered exile with fortitude and determination, saving her mother and other relatives from perishing in their flight. Despite the horrors and scarcity she endured, she upheld a grateful outlook on life. See More
Zinzindurrunkarratz Oskar Alegría embarks on a journey to recover the past. With a Super-8 camera that once belonged to his father and has remained untouched for 41 years, he plans to retrace the path of the shepherd: the journey of transhumance that his grandfather undertook in his youth, following now-forgotten coordinates. The result is a film that delights in the search —as well as the many detours along the way. See More
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