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Máximo Cortés, Raúl

He studied history at the Michoacán University of Saint Nicolás of Hidalgo (UMICH, in Spanish), Morelia, and a teacher’s training course with a specialty in the Purépecha language at the Foreign Language Center (CELE-UNAM), Morelia. He participated in five editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). He presented Korpus (La fiesta de los oficios)(2003) at the 2nd FICM; El cargo (2005) at the 3rd FICM; and El Costumbre (Pidiendo lluvia) (2005) at the 4th FICM. He participated in the 18th Festival Présence Autochtone, Montreal, with his short documentary Axuni Atari (Cazador de venados)(2006), which won the Best Work from the Michoacán Section at the 5th FICM. He won the same award at the 6th FICM for Aquí ya no entra Don Inés… Casimiro Leco (2008). He participated with his short documentary film Sïruki Tsakapu (Piedra de hormiguero) at the 8th FICM; the 4th Independent Hispanic American Film and Video Festival, “All Voices Against the Silence,” Mexico; and the 7th Indigenous Film and Video Festival (FECVI), Morelia.

Other Movies

Naza

Naza
Shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, the film reveals in detail the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. See More

5 de chocolate y 1 de fresa

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

Zumbido
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

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