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Figueroa, José Luis

He studied law at the Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC). His work has been presented at more than 10 film showings and festivals around the world. He participated in the 7th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) and in the Cine Distrital International Festival: Mexican Film and Other Worlds, Mexico, among other festivals, with his feature-length documentary Tijuaneados anónimos: Una lágrima, una sonrisa (2009); which won the Best Local Film award at the 18th San Diego Latino Film Festival (SDLFF), California. His feature documentary Tierra brillante (2011) won the Best Film award at the 8th Festival International du Film Métiers d’Art, Montpellier, France, and the 1st International Festival of Indigenous Film and Video (FICVI), Puebla. It also won the Culture and Archaeological Heritage Award at the 13th RAI International Festival of Ethnographic Film, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Other Movies

Naza

Naza
Shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, the film reveals in detail the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. See More

5 de chocolate y 1 de fresa

5 de chocolate y 1 de fresa
Esperanza is a young novice living in a quiet convent full of old nuns. After eating some “special” mushrooms, innocent Esperanza becomes modern and psychedelic Brenda: a subversive girl who raids a high-society party, sings subversive songs and charms young fellows. See More

The Buzz

Zumbido
During a live national television interview, Verónica, a famous and widely admired actress, struggles to uphold the image of a perfect life as her inner world fractures under the weight of private abuse. Trapped between silence, fear, and a sudden panic attack, she must decide whether to continue performing the illusion—or break the cycle in front of everyone. See More

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