"Dance of the 41" and "Identifying Features" are up for Ariel Awards
Saturday, August 28, 2021 at 3:58PM by Nathaniel R
"Identifying Features" is available to rent on several services
The nominations for the 63rd annual Ariel Awards (Mexico's Oscars essentially) have been announced. Identifying Features, a drama about a mother travelling across Mexico in search of answers about her son who vanished trying to cross the border made the biggest noise with 16 nominations. In happy news ALL of the Best Picture nominated films are readily available online to US audiences. We've seen more of the Ariel contenders than usual thanks to their festival appearances and current availability (links in the nomination list if we've written about them). Identifying Features is up against two films we loved, Dance of the 41 and Los Lobos along with Tragic Jungle and a documentary called The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo...
[UPDATE THIS POST NOW REFLECTS THE WINNERS OF THESE PRIZES AS WELL]