H2Omx

2013 Mexican film
  • October 2013 (2013-10) (Morelia)
  • August 28, 2014 (2014-08-28) (Mexico)
Running time
90 minutesCountryMexicoLanguageSpanish

H2Omx is a 2013 Mexican documentary film directed by José Cohen (in his directorial debut) and Lorenzo Hagerman.[1] Based on a script written by Olga Caceres, Adán Lerma, Alejandra Liceaga & Ylva Mossing.[2] It tells of the shortage, waste, and serious water pollution problems in Mexico City.[3]

Synopsis

Can a region of 22 million inhabitants make its water management sustainable? Based on a case study from the Valley of Mexico, the film inquires into the problem of water pollution in Mexico, and that despite the fact that Mexico City was founded on a lake, outside help is needed to fill it.[4]

Release

H2Omx had its international premiere in October 2013 at the 11th Morelia International Film Festival.[5] It was commercially released on August 28, 2014, in Mexican theaters.[6]

Reception

Critical reception

Alisa Simon from Variety wrote : "A rallying cry for government and collective action, H2Omx is a good-looking, well-researched and smartly assembled documentary that makes a persuasive case that the time is nigh to remedy the status of water management in the Valley of Mexico."[7] Josue Corro from Time Out México wrote: "H2Omx does not try to find solutions, but to raise awareness about the future. The honest way of dealing with a problem –without political charges, or sensationalism– places this documentary as a work that goes beyond the genetics of school or television documentaries, and projects it as an informative and relevant film on the history of Mexico City."[8]

Accolades

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2014 Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival Margaret Mead Award José Cohen & Lorenzo Hagerman Won [9]
Hamburg Film Festival Political Film Award Nominated [10][11]
2015 Ariel Award Best Feature Documentary Won [12]

References

  1. ^ "H2OMx, un recorrido para reflexionar sobre el agua". Publimetro México (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  2. ^ "H2Omx". www.elseptimoarte.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  3. ^ iAgua, redaccion (2014-08-28). "El documental H2Omx retrata la crisis hídrica de Ciudad de México, la cuarta urbe más poblada del mundo". iAgua (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  4. ^ "H2Omx". moreliafilmfest.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  5. ^ Campos, Publicado por Dan. "11avo Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia". Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  6. ^ admin (2014-08-29). "H2Omx Estreno en cines 28 de agosto #Mexico @mantarrayafilms #IceBucketChallenge". Hello DF. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  7. ^ Simon, Alissa (2013-10-27). "Film Review: 'H2Omx'". Variety. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  8. ^ "H20mx | crítica, sinopsis, cartelera, estrenos - Time Out Distrito Federal". 2014-08-23. Archived from the original on 2014-08-23. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  9. ^ Ntx |. ""Filme mexicano 'H2Omx' gana premio en Festival Margaret Mead"". www.noroeste.com.mx (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  10. ^ "Hamburg Film Festival (2014)". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  11. ^ Blaney2014-08-28T12:59:00+01:00, Martin. "EFP launches new producer initiative". Screen. Retrieved 2023-04-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ Notimex (2015-05-28). "'Güeros': la gran ganadora de los premios Ariel". Expansión (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-07.

External links

  • H2Omx at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata


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