El Desfile de los Ausentes

The March of the Missing

from 16 y/o
Mexico
2020
10’

no dialogue

A parade disrupts a city’s normal life. Two observers witness the State’s oppressive nature when a group of dissidents try to denounce an injustice.

Competition

Marcos Almada Rivero

He is a children’s book author, illustrator and filmmaker. He has created characters such as Oscar the Possum and Domingo Teporingo, as well as those starring in Dr. Gecko’s Show, a TV series developed by CONACYT and INMEGEN. Alongside producer and animator Carlos Azcuaga, he directed and wrote several short films. In the meantime, he has brought animation, illustration and literature workshops to children in communities all across Mexico.