Image Azcuaga, Roque He studied cinematography at the CUEC-UNAM film school in Mexico City. His work has participated in more than 10 film showings and festivals around the world and was presented at two editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). He participated in the 3rdMexico City International Horror Film Festival Macabro (Macabro FICH, in spanish) with his short fiction film Stardust (2002). He participated in the 4th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), in the 22nd Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG, in Spanish) and in the 5thMexico City International Contemporary Film Festival (FICCO) with his short fiction film Proyecto Panorama (2006). His feature-length documentary Cárcel de carne (2009) won an Honorable Mention for Best Documentary at the 4thInternational Documentary Film Festival of Mexico City (DocsDF, in Spanish) and the Best Documentary award at the 3er Cancún Riviera Maya International Film Festival Festival. He participated in the 8th FICM and in the Short Film Corner at the 64th Cannes Film Festival with his short documentary film Sólo pase la persona que se va a retratar (2009), which won an Ariel for Best Short Documentary at the 52nd Ariel Awards Ceremony and the Jury Award for Best Documentary at the 4th DocsDF. He participated in the Morelia LAB Production Workshop at the 10th FICM to work on his screenplay La noche adentro del día. 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 Azcuaga, Roque He studied cinematography at the CUEC-UNAM film school in Mexico City. His work has participated in more than 10 film showings and festivals around the world and was presented at two editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). He participated in the 3rdMexico City International Horror Film Festival Macabro (Macabro FICH, in spanish) with his short fiction film Stardust (2002). He participated in the 4th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), in the 22nd Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG, in Spanish) and in the 5thMexico City International Contemporary Film Festival (FICCO) with his short fiction film Proyecto Panorama (2006). His feature-length documentary Cárcel de carne (2009) won an Honorable Mention for Best Documentary at the 4thInternational Documentary Film Festival of Mexico City (DocsDF, in Spanish) and the Best Documentary award at the 3er Cancún Riviera Maya International Film Festival Festival. He participated in the 8th FICM and in the Short Film Corner at the 64th Cannes Film Festival with his short documentary film Sólo pase la persona que se va a retratar (2009), which won an Ariel for Best Short Documentary at the 52nd Ariel Awards Ceremony and the Jury Award for Best Documentary at the 4th DocsDF. He participated in the Morelia LAB Production Workshop at the 10th FICM to work on his screenplay La noche adentro del día.
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
