Intimidad

SXSW. Best Documentary - Magnolia Film Festival; Human Rights Award - RiverRun Film Festival. Directors: David Redmon and Ashley Sabin. Coming Soon (2009). Running times: 74 & 48 minutes (plus extras)

Reviews

"Romance is where Intimidad soars, turning it into a documentary fairytale of truly humbling proportions." Michael Tully, Indiewire and Hammer to Nail

"Intimidad's final scenes satisfy, showing how even small victories can be savored. Mix of video and 16mm is artfully balanced." Joe Leydon, Variety

"Every day – amid every news cycle, around every table, in every court of immigration and public opinion – we mull the fates of Mexicans who risk their lives by entering the United States in a search for livability. Forget the American dream; they just want the financial nightmare to end. As we consider the millions they add up to every year and what it will mean, it might be difficult for us to imagine those who hang back, the hundreds of thousands among a population of 100 million who start every day determined to find their footing in the flash-flooded arroyo of the Mexican middle class. But that's exactly what Intimidad does." Austin Chronicle

Description

INTIMIDAD: A HOME MOVIE - an original Mexican love story about family relationships and the meaning of "home."  Cecy and Camilo – ages 21 – recently moved to the border, Reynosa, Mexico, from Santa Maria, Puebla with a dream to save money, buy land, and build a home.  A year later they return to their rural hometown to reunite with their two year-old daughter Loida. What seems like a satisfying reunion turns into a confusing dilemma that transforms the course of their marriage. Both the family in the film - and the directors - documented INTIMIDAD over the course of 5 years, lending the story to an incredibly intimate, dream-like impression. INTIMIDAD mixes digital verite with Super 8 and 16mm film stock. Running Time: 72 mins