La Baja Inspira Announces Its 2026 Selection

October 2, 2026 bernardo

The FICCLosCabos platform brings together 15 documentaries focusing on the peninsula’s biodiversity, historical memory, and sustainable development; these films will be part of the Festival’s 14th edition, taking place from December 9 to 13.

The Los Cabos International Film and Creativity Festival (FICCLosCabos) has unveiled the 15 documentaries selected for La Baja Inspira 2026. This industry-boosting platform serves as a strategic space for exhibition, screening, and cultural impact, bridging cinematic language with scientific research, social sciences, and territorial development studies.

This year’s selection explores marine life in the Gulf of California, the resilience of endemic species, the memories of the peninsula’s communities, and the connections between territory and culture. These works blend cinema with scientific research and social studies, reflecting the efforts of those currently observing, researching, and creating from within Baja California.

La Baja Inspira translates scientific knowledge into cinematic stories, connecting science with global audiences. Its work is rooted in narratives about the Gulf of California—a UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site since 2005—where cold currents from the North Pacific converge with the tropical waters of the Eastern Pacific. Home to nearly 900 fish species, over 2,000 marine invertebrate species, and 39 marine mammal species, the region serves as a unique natural laboratory for understanding the effects of climate change.

As part of the Festival’s platforms for boosting the film industry, La Baja Inspira integrates audiovisual language with natural sciences, social sciences, and territorial studies. Its purpose is to position the region as an international benchmark for audiovisual storytelling rooted in the local landscape, promoting projects characterized by cinematic rigor, in-depth research, and cultural relevance that contribute to understanding and preserving the environment.

“La Baja Inspira originates from the peninsula itself. By linking cinematic language with scientific research and social studies, these 15 documentaries boost the global visibility of Baja California Sur and showcase its cultural, social, and economic heritage to the world. With this selection, FICCLosCabos solidifies its position as a strategic platform for audiovisual narratives that engage with the region’s nature, culture, and sustainable future,” says Paola Desentis, General Director of FICCLosCabos. The selected projects for La Baja Inspira 2026 are:

• Fiesta en La Misión, by Alexandra Hernández Borja (Mexico)

• Rata Canguro de San Quintín: 100 años de resiliencia, by Terra Peninsular (Mexico)

• BAJA VIVA, by Cristian Cortizo Pérez (Mexico)

• Ángeles FC, by Roberto Ortiz (Mexico)

• Surgencia, by Alejandro Montalvo (Mexico)

• Tajé, by Ángel Linares (Mexico)

• My Blue Whale Family, by Hugh Pearson (Mexico)

• La Ventana: A Story of Baja California Sur told from the channel of Isla Cerralvo, by Alonso I. Rodríguez de la Parra (Mexico)

• Guardianes del Golfo: From Sand to Sea, by Nicolás Díaz‑Magaloni (Mexico)

• In Praise of Shadows, by Minori Murakami and Zoren Gold (Mexico)

• La ventana a la esperanza, by Guillermo Acevedo (Mexico)

• Tierra, by José Fernando Altieri (Mexico)