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Escamilla del Arenal, Yoame

She studied cinematography at the CCC film school and a course in photography at the Active Photography School in Mexico City. She has received two grants from the National Fund for Culture and the Arts (FONCA), Mexico: in 2003 for post-production for her short fiction film Post mortem (2005), which was nominated for an Ariel for Best Short Fiction Film at the 48th Ariel Awards, Mexico; and in 2007 the Young Creators Grant for screenwriting for Relatos de Fuga, selected for the 14th Colón Workshop of Analysis of Film Projects by the Theory and Practice of the Arts Foundation (TYPA), Argentina. She participated in the 6th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) with her short fiction film La ropa sucia (2007). Her short film Cuando despierte (2012) was selected in the 9th National Competition for Short Film Projects launched by the Mexican Film Institute (IMCINE).

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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