Intimidad is 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.

Awards

• Ron Tibbet Award for Excellence in Film: Magnolia Film Festival
• Human Rights Award: River Run Film Festival
• Best International Film: Connecticut Film Festival
• Best Documentary Award: Sidewalk Film Festival
• Best Documentary Award: San Francisco International Latino Film Festival
• Best Documentary and Best of the VideoFest: VideoFest
• Part of “The Contenders” Series at MOMA

Reviews

• “Romance is where Intimidad soars, turning it into a documentary fairytale of truly humbling proportions.” Michael Tully, Indiewire/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
• “Redmon and Sabin follow the family for more than four years as they struggle to buy land and build a house....” Austin Chronicle

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