Image Castro Zimbrón, Daniel He studied cinematography at the CCC film school in Mexico City. His work has participated in more than 10 festivals around the world, including two editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). His short fiction film Bestiario (2006) was presented at the 4th FICM and at the 19th Toulouse Latin American Film Festival, among other festivals, and won the Jury’s Special Mention at the 10th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, Austin, Texas. His first film Táu (2013) participated in the 10th FICM, the 29th Warsaw Film Festival (WFF) and the 21st Febiofest: Prague’s International Film Festival. The project for his second feature film Las tinieblas received, among other prizes and grants, an invitation to participate in the Film in Construction section of the 26th Toulouse Latin American Film Festival on the part of Morelia LAB. It also represented Mexico at the 10th edition of L’Atelier at the 67th Cannes Film Festival. His short fiction film Negro is part of the 12th FICM's Official Selection. 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 XV years, 15 editions: from the short film to the first feature 08 · 25 · 22 Winners 14º Morelia International Film Festival 11 · 29 · 16 14th FICM Official Selection: Las Tinieblas 10 · 28 · 16 Realizadores FICM 2016: Daniel Castro Zimbrón 10 · 03 · 16 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image Castro Zimbrón, Daniel He studied cinematography at the CCC film school in Mexico City. His work has participated in more than 10 festivals around the world, including two editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). His short fiction film Bestiario (2006) was presented at the 4th FICM and at the 19th Toulouse Latin American Film Festival, among other festivals, and won the Jury’s Special Mention at the 10th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, Austin, Texas. His first film Táu (2013) participated in the 10th FICM, the 29th Warsaw Film Festival (WFF) and the 21st Febiofest: Prague’s International Film Festival. The project for his second feature film Las tinieblas received, among other prizes and grants, an invitation to participate in the Film in Construction section of the 26th Toulouse Latin American Film Festival on the part of Morelia LAB. It also represented Mexico at the 10th edition of L’Atelier at the 67th Cannes Film Festival. His short fiction film Negro is part of the 12th FICM's Official Selection.
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
XV years, 15 editions: from the short film to the first feature 08 · 25 · 22 Winners 14º Morelia International Film Festival 11 · 29 · 16 14th FICM Official Selection: Las Tinieblas 10 · 28 · 16 Realizadores FICM 2016: Daniel Castro Zimbrón 10 · 03 · 16
