Winning Short Films from the 2010 Morelia International Film Festival
Friday, September 23 - 7:00pm

Screening of award-winning short films from the 2010 Morelia International Film Festival, followed by a Q&A with the directors from Mexico, moderated by Lucila Moctezuma. All films in Spanish with English subtitles.

Ponkina
Dir. Beatriz Herrera. 4 min.
Best Animated Short

A little girl finds a cat hidden in a bush and wants to adopt it as a pet, without realizing the problems it will cause at home. 

La mina de oro
Dir. Jacques Bonnavent. 10 min.
Best Short Fiction

Betina, a woman in her fifties who finds love through the Internet, decides to leave her monotonous life to go meet her virtual fiancé on the other side of the country.

Carne que recuerda
Dir. Dalia Huerta, 26 min.
Best Short Documentary

Carne que Recuerda tells the story of nine body parts of individuals who have suffered irrevocable changes during the year. Animations of body transformations – through growth, aesthetic or pathological changes – are illustrated with testimonies and images of the spaces that surround each person.

Busco empleo
Dir Francisco Valle, 30 min.
Special Mention-Short Films

Recently fired from her job of 10 years, Mariana is searching for employment. She idealizes the corporate world and wants to be part of it. During the interview process, she learns to value herself regardless of whether or not she ends up getting the job.

Location: School of Visual Arts
Address: 209 East 23rd Street (between 2nd & 3rd Avenues) Room 311
Details: Free Admission / Entrada Libre