Image Makhlouf Akl, Tufic He studied industrial design at the Iberoamerican University (UIA, in Spanish), received a master’s degree in philosophy from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), and studied cinematography at the CCC film school in Mexico City. His work has participated in more than 30 film showings and festivals around the world, including six editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). His first film Sexo impostor (2005) premiered at the 3rd FICM and was nominated for a Silver Goddess for Best Feature at the 35th Silver Goddess Ceremony in Mexico. He participated, among other festivals, in the 4th FICM and in the 29th Festival International du Film sur l’Art (FIFA), Montreal, with his feature-length documentary A través de A(lan) Glass (2006), which won the Best Director and Best Editing awards at the 9th Crystal Screen Festival in Mexico City. La noche más venturosa (2007) was presented at the 5th FICM and won the Best Photography award at the 10th Crystal Screen Festival. He presented his short documentary film Rara Avis (1985) at the 6th FICM, the Museum of Mexico City and the Museum of Modern Art (MAM, in Spanish), among others. He participated in the 7th FICM and the 2nd International Art Documentary Film Festival ARTES.DOCS, Mexico City, with his animated short film El gabinete surrealista de Alan Glass (2009). At the 10th FICM, he presented his short documentary film La casa de Luis Barragán. Un valor universal (2011), which participated at the 27th Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG, in Spanish), the 31st FIFA, Montreal, and the Bogotá Film Festival (Bogocine), among other film showings and festivals. For this film, he won the Best Effects, Best Original Soundtrack and Best Art Direction awards at the 14th Crystal Screen Festival. His feature-length documentary Remedios Varo. Misterio y revelación (2013) was presented at the Pompidou Center in Paris, and the Tour de Cine DOCUMENTArte, of the 28th FICG and 29th FICG. 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 Makhlouf Akl, Tufic He studied industrial design at the Iberoamerican University (UIA, in Spanish), received a master’s degree in philosophy from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), and studied cinematography at the CCC film school in Mexico City. His work has participated in more than 30 film showings and festivals around the world, including six editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). His first film Sexo impostor (2005) premiered at the 3rd FICM and was nominated for a Silver Goddess for Best Feature at the 35th Silver Goddess Ceremony in Mexico. He participated, among other festivals, in the 4th FICM and in the 29th Festival International du Film sur l’Art (FIFA), Montreal, with his feature-length documentary A través de A(lan) Glass (2006), which won the Best Director and Best Editing awards at the 9th Crystal Screen Festival in Mexico City. La noche más venturosa (2007) was presented at the 5th FICM and won the Best Photography award at the 10th Crystal Screen Festival. He presented his short documentary film Rara Avis (1985) at the 6th FICM, the Museum of Mexico City and the Museum of Modern Art (MAM, in Spanish), among others. He participated in the 7th FICM and the 2nd International Art Documentary Film Festival ARTES.DOCS, Mexico City, with his animated short film El gabinete surrealista de Alan Glass (2009). At the 10th FICM, he presented his short documentary film La casa de Luis Barragán. Un valor universal (2011), which participated at the 27th Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG, in Spanish), the 31st FIFA, Montreal, and the Bogotá Film Festival (Bogocine), among other film showings and festivals. For this film, he won the Best Effects, Best Original Soundtrack and Best Art Direction awards at the 14th Crystal Screen Festival. His feature-length documentary Remedios Varo. Misterio y revelación (2013) was presented at the Pompidou Center in Paris, and the Tour de Cine DOCUMENTArte, of the 28th FICG and 29th FICG.
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
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
