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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

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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