• A Vast Country. Contemporary Mexican Documentaries is the proposal of Fundación Casa de México en España.
• From May 7 to 9, this venue will host two documentaries that explore identity, memory, and resistance from new perspectives.
• Daniela Alatorre Benard, director of IMCINE, will give a masterclass on the present and future of Mexican documentary cinema.

Documenta Madrid, the International Documentary Film Festival of the City of Madrid, and Fundación Casa de México en España present, for the second consecutive year, a joint program that highlights the dynamism and creative strength of contemporary Mexican documentary cinema.

The series, titled A Vast Country. Contemporary Mexican Documentaries, will take place from May 7 to 9 at the Fundación Casa de México en España. The program includes the screening of two recent feature films and a masterclass.

The program will open on Wednesday, May 7, at 7:00 PM with a masterclass by Daniela Alatorre Benard, director of the Mexican Institute of Cinematography (IMCINE), who will provide an overview of the current state of documentary film in Mexico and the challenges and opportunities facing its creators. On Thursday, May 8, Tratado de invisibilidad by Luciana Kaplan will be screened, and on Friday, May 9, La libertad fantasma by Gastón Andrade will be presented.

This series is part of the parallel program of Documenta Madrid 2025, which in its 22nd edition focuses on the archive image as a generator of new memories, heritage, and forms of collective resistance. The collaboration between Documenta and Fundación Casa de México en España strengthens cultural ties between the two countries and solidifies this space as one of the key venues of the festival.

Documenta Madrid 2025
Documenta Madrid, the International Film Festival of the City of Madrid, celebrates its 22nd edition from May 6 to 11, reinforcing its commitment to auteur documentary cinema, formal experimentation, and critical thinking. This year's edition focuses on the archive image as a generator of new memories and heritage, as well as the potential of cinema as a tool for resistance, historical revisionism, and collective creation.

The festival, organized by Cineteca Madrid, continues to be a meeting point for contemporary documentary and non-fiction cinema. This edition maintains the three competitive sections — International, National, and Corte Final — with €36,000 in prizes, in addition to the distribution award managed by the Freak Agency, as well as a strong parallel program with retrospectives, special screenings, professional encounters, and workshops. The main venue will be Cineteca Madrid, which will fully host the Corte Final section.

In addition to Cineteca, Documenta Madrid 2025 extends to other key venues in the city, such as the Museo Reina Sofía, Filmoteca Española, La Casa Encendida, and Fundación Casa de México en España. The festival benefits from the collaboration of ECAM, Madrid Film Office, Acción Cultural Española (ACE), the Romanian Cultural Institute, the UNAM University in Spain, the Swiss Embassy, the Juan March Foundation, and the Ricardo Bofill Architecture Workshop, among other national and international cultural entities.

Fundación Casa de México en España
It is a non-profit institution that disseminates and promotes knowledge of Mexico in Spain by building, strengthening, and promoting opportunities through cinema, culture, business, and social development between the two countries. It offers an extensive film program that screens prominent Mexican films, as well as cycles, thematic sessions, colloquia, courses, and workshops to enjoy the richness and diversity of Mexican cinema.

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