Image M. Henaine; Luis Javier He graduated from Communication with a specialty in Cinema from the Universidad Iberoamericana (UIA), Mexico City, where he received both an Honorable and a Laudatory Mention for his graduation short film Cruces desiertas (2006). He has directed many short films and commercials. He participated in the Official Selection of the 1st KINOKI Festival Internacional de Cine Universitario KINOKI, Mexico, with his short film El sonido del silencio (2004). With Cruces desiertas (2006) he participated in the 1st Los Angeles International Short Film Festival, USA; in the 3dr Festival Internacional de Cine Contemporáneo (FICCO), Mexico City; he won Best Short Film, Best Director, Best Edition and a Special Mention from the Jury for Photography in the 3dr KINOKI. He participated in the art exhibition Ni una más, The Juárez Murders (2010) in the Leonard Pearlstein Gallery, Philadelphia, USA. He participated in the 12th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), Mexico, and in the 11th Dubai International Film Festival, United Arab Emirates, with his first feature film Tiempos felices (2014). 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 EL CAMINO DE LA VIDA: THE YOUNG AND THE DAMNED by Matilde Landeta 03 · 27 · 25 Juan Rulfo and the silver screen 03 · 20 · 25 ESTRATEGIA MATRIMONIO: the sixties and seventies 03 · 13 · 25 Sergio Leone: DUCK, YOU SUCKER! and Mexican Censorship 03 · 06 · 25 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image M. Henaine; Luis Javier He graduated from Communication with a specialty in Cinema from the Universidad Iberoamericana (UIA), Mexico City, where he received both an Honorable and a Laudatory Mention for his graduation short film Cruces desiertas (2006). He has directed many short films and commercials. He participated in the Official Selection of the 1st KINOKI Festival Internacional de Cine Universitario KINOKI, Mexico, with his short film El sonido del silencio (2004). With Cruces desiertas (2006) he participated in the 1st Los Angeles International Short Film Festival, USA; in the 3dr Festival Internacional de Cine Contemporáneo (FICCO), Mexico City; he won Best Short Film, Best Director, Best Edition and a Special Mention from the Jury for Photography in the 3dr KINOKI. He participated in the art exhibition Ni una más, The Juárez Murders (2010) in the Leonard Pearlstein Gallery, Philadelphia, USA. He participated in the 12th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), Mexico, and in the 11th Dubai International Film Festival, United Arab Emirates, with his first feature film Tiempos felices (2014).
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
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