Jaripeo (film)

Jaripeo
Directed by
  • Efraín Mojica
  • Rebecca Zweig
Produced bySarah Strunin
Cinematography
  • Josué Eber Morales
  • Gerardo Guerra
Edited byAnalía Goethals
Music by
  • Emilia Ezeta
  • Marton Radics
Production
companies
Release date
  • January 25, 2026 (2026-01-25) (Sundance)
Running time
70 minutes[2]
Countries
  • United States
  • France
  • Mexico
Languages
  • English
  • Spanish

Jaripeo is a 2026 documentary film directed by Efraín Mojica and Rebecca Zweig. It follows a queer perspective on the jaripeo, a Mexican style of rodeo and displays of machismo.

The film had its world premiere at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival on January 25, and its international premiere at the Panorama section of the 76th Berlin International Film Festival on February 18.

Premise

Explores Michoacán's hypermasculine rodeos jaripeo, which descends into memory, longing, and queer desire.[3]

Production

The film received support from the Sundance Institute Documentary Fund,[4] SFFILM Documentary Fund,[5] Chicken & Egg Pictures,[6] Points North Institute,[7] ITVS and Arte.[8]

Release

It had its world premiere at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2026, in the NEXT section.[9] It also screened the 76th Berlin International Film Festival on February 18 in the Panorama section.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ "Jaripeo". ITVS. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
  2. ^ "Jaripeo". Sundance Film Festival. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
  3. ^ "Jaripeo". Indox Films. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
  4. ^ "2024 Sundance Institute Documentary Fund Grantees Announced". Sundance Institute. June 1, 2024. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
  5. ^ "Meet the 2023 SFFILM Documentary Film Fund Recipients". SFFILM. December 15, 2023. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
  6. ^ "Chicken & Egg Pictures Awards $400,000 Total to Ten 2024 (Egg)celerator Lab Grantees". Filmmaker. March 5, 2024. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
  7. ^ Carey, Matthew (August 10, 2023). "Points North Institute Names Artists Programs Recipients Ahead Of 19th Camden International Film Festival". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
  8. ^ Cunningham, Nick (May 13, 2025). "DocsBarcelona Rough Cut Pitch: Jaripeo by Efraín Mojica & Rebecca Zweig". Business Doc Europe. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
  9. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 10, 2025). "Sundance 2026 Lineup Includes Films With Jenna Ortega, Charli XCX, Seth Rogen, Russell Crowe, Ethan Hawke & More In Park City Finale". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
  10. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (12 December 2025). "Berlinale Unveils First Titles For 2026 Edition". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  11. ^ "Jaripeo". Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved December 31, 2025.