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10 Stand Outs at Mexico’s 20th Monterrey Film Festival, From Robie Flores’ ‘The in Between’ to Laetitia Dosch’s Palm Dog Winner ‘Dog on Trial’
The 20th Monterrey Film Festival, running Sept 25 to Oct. 2, offers a host of films sourced from various top festivals.
An Ibero-American co-production between Fernando Bovaira’s Mod Producciones of Spain (“Biutiful”), Macipe’s El Pez Amarillo, Cimarrón (“Society of the Snow”) and Prisma, Argentina, the 90s-set film centers on Mauricio, a famous Spanish rock musician who decides to travel across Latin America in a bid to reconnect with his roots. Described as an intimate exploration that humanizes and celebrates the resilience of a thriving bi-cultural, bi-national community, Flores’ debut feature documentary follows her as she returns to her childhood hometown of Eagle Pass to recapture what it was like to grow up along the U.S.-Mexico border. Fixated on her aspirations for beauty and stardom, she auditions for a reality show called “Miracle Island.” As a writer, director, and photographer, Riedinger explores diverse narrative styles, blending excess and irony—often intentionally provocative or surreal—to challenge conventional world views.
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