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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

If I Were Fire

Si yo fuese fuego
Two young lovers wander through an abandoned countryside, where reality is distorted and the ruins of a long-gone village give glimpses of the past. The presence of a mysterious horseman transforms the bucolic landscape into a nightmare. See More

Lives on the Border

Vidas en la orilla
Lives on the border portrays the tragic consequences of an unfair sentence delivered by the U.S. criminal justice system. Through several interconnected life stories, we'll discover what Rosa Estela Olvera, a Mexican woman wrongfully convicted in the U.S. (My Life Inside 2007), endures in prison: a psycho-emotional exploration of the loneliness of confinement; and the long and arduous battle to win back her family and obtain justice. See More

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Divorced, childless and single, Luz visits her local healer who prescribes a scandalous remedy to unburden her soul. As Luz embarks on a sensual journey of self-discovery, she steps into her power realizing that fulfillment doesn't require a traditional path. See More

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