Défossé, Nicolás

He took preparatory classes for the Normal Superior School (ENS, in French) in París at the Liceo Lakanal, Sceaux, Île de France, and received a master’s degree in philosophy from the Universidad Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, where he took classes in film and audiovisual studies. His work has participated in more than 40 festivals around the world, including the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). At the 5th FICM, he participated with his short documentary El camino mayo con la otra campaña (2007) and in the 6th FICM with Yerbabuena (2007), which received two honorable mentions: at the 2nd International Film Festival on Human Rights in Mexico (DHFEST) and the 5th Independent Hispanic American Film and Video Festival, “All Voices Against the Silence,” in Mexico City. His first feature-length documentary, ¡Viva México! (2009), won the Salvador Allende Award at the 7th Latino Film Festival of Brussels (LAFF), the Audience Award at the 27th Latin American Film Festival, Bourdeaux, and an Honorable Mention at the 13th edition of the José Rovirosa Award of the UNAM Film Archives, among other awards.

Other Movies

Mexico will no longer exist!

¡Aoquic iez in Mexico! ¡Ya México no existirá más!

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.”

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.

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.