Image Argüelles; Alex He studied cinematography at the CUEC-UNAM film school in Mexico City. Photographer and film director, he has participated in more than 10 film screenings and festivals around the world. He won the award for Best Director at the 1st Hazficciarte Student Short Film Festival, Mexico City for his short fiction film La gran masturbación/The Great Masturbation (2008). His short film Reid (2010) was part of the Official Selection of the 13th Guanajuato International Film Festival (FICG) and of the 4th Mantarraya University Short Film Festival, Nayarit, Mexico, among others. He participated in the 8th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) with his animated short film Autorretrato/Self-portrait (2009) and with his short fiction film El cerebro/The Brain (2009). These works were also presented at the Muestra Fílmica CUEC 2009, Mexico City. His videoclip Naila (2011), of the song by Chuy Rasgado, performed by Lila Downs, was part of the Official Selection of the 17th San Diego Latino Film Festival (SDLFF), among others. He participated with his short fiction film Al morir la vie/Leaves to Live (2014) in the 38th World Film Festival (WFF) Montreal, Canada; the 29th Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG); the Muestra Fílmica CUEC 2014; the 13th Mexico City International Horror Film Festival (Macabro); and the 4th Linares Fantastic and Horror Ibero-American Film Other Movies Mexico will no longer exist! A frenetic view runs over a convulsed Mexico City, a colossal metropolis sustained by the myth of "mestizaje" and other colonial forms of violence. Past and present weave a flurry of images; fragmented memories of this land. Ancient deities are incarnated, while dreams overlap among intimacy, complicity and the tumult. This is an erratic film that invites us to reimagine the complex relationship we have with the constructed “mexicanidad.” See More Ziuta travesías Ziuta, a Polish Jewish survivor of World War II, was an extraordinary woman who sparked special devotion for her political commitment and her support for clandestine struggle. As a teenager, Ziuta weathered exile with fortitude and determination, saving her mother and other relatives from perishing in their flight. Despite the horrors and scarcity she endured, she upheld a grateful outlook on life. See More Zinzindurrunkarratz Oskar Alegría embarks on a journey to recover the past. With a Super-8 camera that once belonged to his father and has remained untouched for 41 years, he plans to retrace the path of the shepherd: the journey of transhumance that his grandfather undertook in his youth, following now-forgotten coordinates. The result is a film that delights in the search —as well as the many detours along the way. See More Related News Hernán Cortés: two atypical visions 04 · 10 · 25 MIL CAMINOS TIENE LA MUERTE: Arsenio Campos (1946-2025) 04 · 03 · 25 EL CAMINO DE LA VIDA: THE YOUNG AND THE DAMNED by Matilde Landeta 03 · 27 · 25 Juan Rulfo and the silver screen 03 · 20 · 25 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image Argüelles; Alex He studied cinematography at the CUEC-UNAM film school in Mexico City. Photographer and film director, he has participated in more than 10 film screenings and festivals around the world. He won the award for Best Director at the 1st Hazficciarte Student Short Film Festival, Mexico City for his short fiction film La gran masturbación/The Great Masturbation (2008). His short film Reid (2010) was part of the Official Selection of the 13th Guanajuato International Film Festival (FICG) and of the 4th Mantarraya University Short Film Festival, Nayarit, Mexico, among others. He participated in the 8th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) with his animated short film Autorretrato/Self-portrait (2009) and with his short fiction film El cerebro/The Brain (2009). These works were also presented at the Muestra Fílmica CUEC 2009, Mexico City. His videoclip Naila (2011), of the song by Chuy Rasgado, performed by Lila Downs, was part of the Official Selection of the 17th San Diego Latino Film Festival (SDLFF), among others. He participated with his short fiction film Al morir la vie/Leaves to Live (2014) in the 38th World Film Festival (WFF) Montreal, Canada; the 29th Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG); the Muestra Fílmica CUEC 2014; the 13th Mexico City International Horror Film Festival (Macabro); and the 4th Linares Fantastic and Horror Ibero-American Film
Mexico will no longer exist! A frenetic view runs over a convulsed Mexico City, a colossal metropolis sustained by the myth of "mestizaje" and other colonial forms of violence. Past and present weave a flurry of images; fragmented memories of this land. Ancient deities are incarnated, while dreams overlap among intimacy, complicity and the tumult. This is an erratic film that invites us to reimagine the complex relationship we have with the constructed “mexicanidad.” See More
Ziuta travesías Ziuta, a Polish Jewish survivor of World War II, was an extraordinary woman who sparked special devotion for her political commitment and her support for clandestine struggle. As a teenager, Ziuta weathered exile with fortitude and determination, saving her mother and other relatives from perishing in their flight. Despite the horrors and scarcity she endured, she upheld a grateful outlook on life. See More
Zinzindurrunkarratz Oskar Alegría embarks on a journey to recover the past. With a Super-8 camera that once belonged to his father and has remained untouched for 41 years, he plans to retrace the path of the shepherd: the journey of transhumance that his grandfather undertook in his youth, following now-forgotten coordinates. The result is a film that delights in the search —as well as the many detours along the way. See More
Hernán Cortés: two atypical visions 04 · 10 · 25 MIL CAMINOS TIENE LA MUERTE: Arsenio Campos (1946-2025) 04 · 03 · 25 EL CAMINO DE LA VIDA: THE YOUNG AND THE DAMNED by Matilde Landeta 03 · 27 · 25 Juan Rulfo and the silver screen 03 · 20 · 25
