Image Benet; Ricardo He studied Architecture at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and a masters in Art History in Italy. His work as a film director has traveled in more than 60 festivals around the world, among them, three editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). He participated in the 2nd FICM with his short fiction film En cualquier lugar (2004). His first feature film Noticias lejanas (2005) premiered at the 4th FICM and received, among other awards, Best Director and Best Photography at the 20th Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG); the Jury Award at the 14th Festival de Biarritz Amérique Latine, France; the Gold Astor at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival, Argentina; and three statuettes at the 48th Ariel awards, Mexico: Best Opera Prima, Best Actress for Mayahuel del Monte and Best Supporting Actress for Gina Morett. His feature fiction film Nómadas (2009) was screened at the 8th FICM. Other Movies Sujo When a cartel gunman is killed, he leaves behind Sujo, his beloved 4-year-old son. The shadow of violence surrounds Sujo during each stage of his life in the isolated Mexican countryside. As he grows into a man, Sujo finds that fulfilling his father’s destiny may be inescapable. See More Sujo When a cartel gunman is killed, he leaves behind Sujo, his beloved 4-year-old son. The shadow of violence surrounds Sujo during each stage of his life in the isolated Mexican countryside. As he grows into a man, Sujo finds that fulfilling his father’s destiny may be inescapable. See More 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 Related News Películas sobre migración que se han presentado en el FICM 12 · 18 · 19 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image Benet; Ricardo He studied Architecture at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and a masters in Art History in Italy. His work as a film director has traveled in more than 60 festivals around the world, among them, three editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). He participated in the 2nd FICM with his short fiction film En cualquier lugar (2004). His first feature film Noticias lejanas (2005) premiered at the 4th FICM and received, among other awards, Best Director and Best Photography at the 20th Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG); the Jury Award at the 14th Festival de Biarritz Amérique Latine, France; the Gold Astor at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival, Argentina; and three statuettes at the 48th Ariel awards, Mexico: Best Opera Prima, Best Actress for Mayahuel del Monte and Best Supporting Actress for Gina Morett. His feature fiction film Nómadas (2009) was screened at the 8th FICM.
Sujo When a cartel gunman is killed, he leaves behind Sujo, his beloved 4-year-old son. The shadow of violence surrounds Sujo during each stage of his life in the isolated Mexican countryside. As he grows into a man, Sujo finds that fulfilling his father’s destiny may be inescapable. See More
Sujo When a cartel gunman is killed, he leaves behind Sujo, his beloved 4-year-old son. The shadow of violence surrounds Sujo during each stage of his life in the isolated Mexican countryside. As he grows into a man, Sujo finds that fulfilling his father’s destiny may be inescapable. See More
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
