For the first time in its history, the Morelia Film Festival will open with a European film, Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne’s drama “Le Jeune Ahmed” (“Young Ahmed”), which garnered a best director pr…
will open with a European film, Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne’s drama “Le Jeune Ahmed” , which garnered a best director prize for the Belgian siblings at Cannes last May. Luc Dardenne will be on hand to present the drama, described by critic Peter Debruge as an “instantly recognizable” Dardenne film for having a “deceptively ‘rough’ quality as the directors’ earlier work, a carryover from their documentary background.
The festival, with the support of the FilmWatch grant, will be hosting a forum “Mexican Indigenous Filmmakers: Identity and New Narratives” and showcase some indigenous-themed Mexican films with the participation of some of its leading lights, Luna Maran, Maria Sojob and Maria Candelaria Palma. “It’s the first time a forum and showcase of this magnitude is presented in Mexico,” Michel observed.
Four female directors compete in this edition, all in the documentary section: Alicia Calderon, Marcela Arteaga, Maran and Sojob. Maran’s titular “Tio Yim” is actually her father, a singer-songwriter, philosopher, and inveterate mezcal drinker who since the 1980s has tried to explain the way of life of indigenous communities.
Meanwhile, Sundance Institute execs John Cooper and Paul Federbush are expected to attend the third Sundance Morelia lab, running Oct. 18-21. The six participants are led by Mexico-based Nicaraguan Laura Baumeister, whose “La Hija de Todas las Rabias” swept the San Sebastian Co-production Forum awards. Managed by Eva Ruiz de Chavez of Panamericana Pictures, Baumeister has several prize-winning shorts to her name.
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