Image Kishi Leopo, Samuel Isamu He studied audiovisual arts at the University of Guadalajara (U. de G.). His work has been presented at more than 20 festivals around the world, including three editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). He participated in the 7th FICM with his short fiction film Luces negras (2009), which won the Best Mexican Short Film award at the 3rd Cancún Riviera Maya International Film Festival, among other prizes. His short fiction film Mari Pepa (2011) won the award for Best Audiovisual Production at the 18th Latin American Video and Audiovisual Arts Festival of Rosario, Argentina, and Best Short Fiction Film at the 9th FICM and the 26th Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG). His first feature Somos Mari Pepa (2013) was part of the Official Selection at the 11th FICM, the 23rd Toulouse Latin American Film Festival, and the 54th Cartagena International Film Festival, among others. He won the Press Award for the film at the 16th Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF) and an Honorable Mention at the 31st Miami International Film Festival (MIFF). 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 Los lobos, de Samuel Kishi, recibió el Premio Especial del Jurado en el Festival de Friburgo 03 · 30 · 20 Los lobos, una carta de amor: Entrevista a Samuel Kishi 03 · 13 · 20 Presencia del cine mexicano en el BAFICI 2014 04 · 01 · 14 Presencia del cine mexicano en Toulouse 2014 03 · 18 · 14 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image Kishi Leopo, Samuel Isamu He studied audiovisual arts at the University of Guadalajara (U. de G.). His work has been presented at more than 20 festivals around the world, including three editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). He participated in the 7th FICM with his short fiction film Luces negras (2009), which won the Best Mexican Short Film award at the 3rd Cancún Riviera Maya International Film Festival, among other prizes. His short fiction film Mari Pepa (2011) won the award for Best Audiovisual Production at the 18th Latin American Video and Audiovisual Arts Festival of Rosario, Argentina, and Best Short Fiction Film at the 9th FICM and the 26th Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG). His first feature Somos Mari Pepa (2013) was part of the Official Selection at the 11th FICM, the 23rd Toulouse Latin American Film Festival, and the 54th Cartagena International Film Festival, among others. He won the Press Award for the film at the 16th Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF) and an Honorable Mention at the 31st Miami International Film Festival (MIFF).
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
Los lobos, de Samuel Kishi, recibió el Premio Especial del Jurado en el Festival de Friburgo 03 · 30 · 20 Los lobos, una carta de amor: Entrevista a Samuel Kishi 03 · 13 · 20 Presencia del cine mexicano en el BAFICI 2014 04 · 01 · 14 Presencia del cine mexicano en Toulouse 2014 03 · 18 · 14
Los lobos, de Samuel Kishi, recibió el Premio Especial del Jurado en el Festival de Friburgo 03 · 30 · 20
