2024 | Color | 72:28 A small community in rural Mexico is torn apart when three children die due to a rare form of cancer. Setting out to investigate the cause, a group of women discover radioactivity in their water, setting the stage for a battle against the local authorities who repeatedly undercut their efforts. Their journey reveals the dangers present in Mexico’s ancient water reserves. Country: Estados Unidos, México Direction: Alcántara; Alfredo, Alcántara; Isabel Production: Stephenson; Michele, Brewster; Joe, Perna; Lindsay, White; Chris, Bennett; Opal Photography: Alcántara; Alfredo Sound: Acosta; Odin Music: Fox; Ben Art direction: Waxman; Craig Participation year at FICM: 2024
2024 | Color | 72:28 A small community in rural Mexico is torn apart when three children die due to a rare form of cancer. Setting out to investigate the cause, a group of women discover radioactivity in their water, setting the stage for a battle against the local authorities who repeatedly undercut their efforts. Their journey reveals the dangers present in Mexico’s ancient water reserves. Country: Estados Unidos, México Direction: Alcántara; Alfredo, Alcántara; Isabel Production: Stephenson; Michele, Brewster; Joe, Perna; Lindsay, White; Chris, Bennett; Opal Photography: Alcántara; Alfredo Sound: Acosta; Odin Music: Fox; Ben Art direction: Waxman; Craig Participation year at FICM: 2024
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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 Curaçao International Film Festival opens a call for entries for the second edition of Impact, in collaboration with FICM 11 · 05 · 26 Visit the Beaches of Michoacán 10 · 29 · 26 The 24th FICM Awarded the Best of its Official Selection and Impulso Morelia 12 10 · 23 · 26 LOS LOBOS: NATIVE SONS by Piero F. Giunti and Doug Blush Screened at the 24th FICM 10 · 23 · 26
The Curaçao International Film Festival opens a call for entries for the second edition of Impact, in collaboration with FICM 11 · 05 · 26
