Directed by Luis Javier Henaine | Mexico | 100 min
Spanish language film with English subtitles
After covering a grisly crime scene, a photojournalist begins to physically disappear—his body vanishing piece by piece. As he descends into Mexico City’s violent underworld, he’s consumed by madness, grief, and the moral weight of what he’s witnessed.
Disappear Completely is a surreal meditation on media, mortality, and the psychic cost of living among horror. It critiques sensationalism and systemic corruption while exposing how violence embeds itself into the national psyche.
Español:
Un fotoperiodista de nota roja empieza a sufrir una extraña enfermedad que lo hace desaparecer poco a poco, tanto física como espiritualmente. Su descenso al inframundo de la Ciudad de México se convierte en un viaje hacia la locura y la muerte.
La película revela el costo de presenciar el horror como parte del oficio. Con guiños a la violencia real, el sensacionalismo mediático y la corrupción sistémica, Desaparecer por completo refleja la desensibilización, el espectáculo noticioso y cómo la violencia se incrusta en el inconsciente colectivo del país.
Written & translated by Adrian G. Del la Peña.
Part of our Mexsorcismo Series.
In the spirit of respect, reciprocity and truth, we honour and acknowledge that this screening takes place on Moh’kinsstis and the traditional Treaty 7 territory, as well as the oral practices of the Blackfoot confederacy: Siksika, Kainai, Piikani as well as the Îyâxe Nakoda and Tsuut’ina nations. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Otipemisiwak Métis Government of the Métis Nation within Alberta District 6. Finally, we acknowledge all Nations, Indigenous and non, who live, work and play, as well as help steward this land, honour and celebrate this territory.