Pachuca, 1956. Brothers Arturo and Gustavo Martínez leave their hometown in central Mexico with the desire to cross the continent on bicycles. Eighty-two days and 5,600 km later, they arrive in Toronto, not knowing that this journey will change the entire route of their lives. Ever since director Andrea Martínez Crowther can remember, stories of her father and uncle’s trip have formed part of her family’s folklore. Over half a century later, Arturo and Gustavo - now in their 70s - retrace that epic path, in an exploration of memory, the cycles of life and the unavoidable passage of time. "When I was a little girl, I thought it was pretty normal to have a Dad who had travelled from Mexico to Canada on bicycle. Doesn’t everyone have one of those???" - Andrea Martínez Crowther, interviewed by François Levesque, Apartment613 CICLO was named Audience Favourite at VLAFF 2013.
24th Vancouver Latin American Film Festival
September 10 - 20, 2026
The Vancouver Latin American Film Festival is a registered charitable organization that exhibits and promotes independent Latin American film and media art. Each September (in addition to special events throughout the year), we come together for 11-days to experience and celebrate the art of contemporary Latin American, Latin-Canadian, and Indigenous filmmaking.
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