Mexico Now Festival Presents:
Morelia International Film Festival Selected Short Films
México Now Festival joins forces again with long-time collaborator Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) to present award-winning short films that have been shown as part of Mexico Now over the last 20 years. FICM is one of Mexico’s most renowned gatherings for contemporary cinematography, bringing to light the most compelling fiction, cutting-edge animation, and insightful documentaries.
Ivette Mercado, film editor and Mexico Now team member, has curated a special selection of FICM shorts for the festival’s run at Chelsea Factory. All shorts will be presented in Spanish with English subtitles. Following the screening, stay for a live Q&A with Mexican filmmakers and representatives of the Morelia Film Fest. Seize the opportunity to hear directly from the creative minds shaping Mexican moviemaking!
Thursday, November 21, 7pm
Chelsea Factory
547 West 26th Street, New York City
To reserve free tickets visit:
mexiconowfestival.org/event/morelia-selected-shorts/
Full Program:
THE SIXTH SECTION
(Alex Rivera, USA, 2024, 26 min. In English and Spanish with English subtitles)
The Sixth Section opens a surprising window on immigration in the twenty-first century. Following a group of Mexican immigrants from the tiny desert town of Boqueron who now work in upstate New York, the film documents their struggle to support themselves — and their hometown 2000 miles to the south. To do this, the men form a ‘union’ that raises money in the form of weekly donations of $10 or $20 from each of its members in New York. In the past few years, the group has brought electricity, an ambulance, and, most dramatically, a 2,000-seat baseball stadium to Boqueron. The Sixth Section is an intimate portrait of how ‘The American Dream’ is being redefined by today’s immigrants.
VER LLOVER
(Elisa Miller, Mexico, 2007, 14 min. In Spanish with English subtitles)
Ver llover tells the story of Jonás and Sofía, two inseparable friends who spend their days wandering around the small town where they were born; However, when Sofía decides to leave that small world, Jonás will be torn between familiarity and the unknown.
PRITA NOIRE
(Sofia Carrillo, Mexico, 2012, 8 min. In Spanish with English subtitles)
Prisoners, two sisters share their lives in a strange place. Everyday life and curiosity will lead Prita to explore the limits of the safe zone.
LA MADRE
(Ernesto Martínez Bucio, Mexico, 2013, 16 min. In Spanish with English subtitles)
Javier and Elisa have committed murder. María, Javier’s mother, has to decide whether or not to help her son.
LAS RANCHERAS
(Hermann Neudert, Mexico, 2019, 14 min. In Spanish with English subtitles)
Oliver, a young man from northern Mexico, and his musical group (“melodic Beatles-inspired rock with a touch of South African sounds”) have signed up for a Battle of the Bands. His bad relationship with his father, the group’s inexperience, and the challenge of the competition will ultimately forge the bond in his father-son relationship that he has always longed for.
