Image Lara; Gerardo He studied cinematography at the Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos (CUEC-UNAM) in Mexico City. He received the Rockefeller and MacArthur scholarships in 1998. He won First Place at the Sceenplay Bank at the Mexican Writers’ Guild (SOGEM) on two occasions: in 2001 for Rencor vivo and in 2002 for Sangre de toro. His work has been shown in more than 10 festivals around the world. With his short film Diamante (1984) he participated in the 1st Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG), Mexico; in the 6th Amiens International Film Festival, France; and in the 11th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Canada. This work was nominated in the category of Best Short Film at the 22nd Silver Goddess Awards, Mexico. With his feature film debut Un año perdido (1993) he participated in the 8th FICG; in the 15th International Festival of New Latin American Cinema of Havana, Cuba; and in the 14th Amiens International Film Festival. His short documentary film La perra del diablo/The Devil’s Bitch (2005) was part of the Official Selection of the 3rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) and of the 21st FICG. He is currently working in post-production of his short fiction film Dulce pesar. Other Movies If I Were Fire 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 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 40 + 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 Related News The 23rd FICM Awarded the Best of its Official Selection and Impulso Morelia 11 10 · 17 · 25 Eddie Muller Presents 99 RIVER STREET on the Closing Night of the 23rd FICM. 10 · 17 · 25 Academic Forum: Pioneering Mexican Female Screenwriters at the 23rd FICM 10 · 17 · 25 When You're An Actor, No One Can Stop You From Doing It: Stellan Skarsgård at the Presentation of Sentimental Value 10 · 17 · 25 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image Lara; Gerardo He studied cinematography at the Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos (CUEC-UNAM) in Mexico City. He received the Rockefeller and MacArthur scholarships in 1998. He won First Place at the Sceenplay Bank at the Mexican Writers’ Guild (SOGEM) on two occasions: in 2001 for Rencor vivo and in 2002 for Sangre de toro. His work has been shown in more than 10 festivals around the world. With his short film Diamante (1984) he participated in the 1st Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG), Mexico; in the 6th Amiens International Film Festival, France; and in the 11th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Canada. This work was nominated in the category of Best Short Film at the 22nd Silver Goddess Awards, Mexico. With his feature film debut Un año perdido (1993) he participated in the 8th FICG; in the 15th International Festival of New Latin American Cinema of Havana, Cuba; and in the 14th Amiens International Film Festival. His short documentary film La perra del diablo/The Devil’s Bitch (2005) was part of the Official Selection of the 3rd Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) and of the 21st FICG. He is currently working in post-production of his short fiction film Dulce pesar.
If I Were Fire 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 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
40 + 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
The 23rd FICM Awarded the Best of its Official Selection and Impulso Morelia 11 10 · 17 · 25 Eddie Muller Presents 99 RIVER STREET on the Closing Night of the 23rd FICM. 10 · 17 · 25 Academic Forum: Pioneering Mexican Female Screenwriters at the 23rd FICM 10 · 17 · 25 When You're An Actor, No One Can Stop You From Doing It: Stellan Skarsgård at the Presentation of Sentimental Value 10 · 17 · 25
When You're An Actor, No One Can Stop You From Doing It: Stellan Skarsgård at the Presentation of Sentimental Value 10 · 17 · 25
