Image Pérez Torres, Arturo He studied cinematography at the University of San Francisco (USF) and received a master’s degree in sociology from the University of Amsterdam (UvA in Dutch). His work has been presented in more than 10 film showings and festivals around the world and has participated in two editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). His feature-length documentary Wetback – The Undocumented Documentary (2005) won, among other awards, Best Documentary at the 15th Cinequest Film Festival (CQ), San Jose, California; Best Story at the 1st Punto de Vista International Documentary Film Festival of Navarra, in Pamplona; and the Audience Top 10 Favorites at the 12th Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival, Toronto. He participated in the 5th FICM with his feature-length documentary Súper amigos (2007), which won the Best Foreign Film award at the 7th Silver Lake Film Festival, Los Angeles, and a Jury Mention at the 22nd Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG, in Spanish), among others. He participated in the 8th FICM with his documentary Las águilas humanas (2010). 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 The mysteries of Elena Garro 05 · 02 · 25 Irene Jacob. THE DOUBLE LIFE OF VÉRONIQUE: Morelia 2023 04 · 24 · 25 Mario Vargas Llosa (1936-2025) and LOS CACHORROS 04 · 17 · 25 Hernán Cortés: two atypical visions 04 · 10 · 25 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image Pérez Torres, Arturo He studied cinematography at the University of San Francisco (USF) and received a master’s degree in sociology from the University of Amsterdam (UvA in Dutch). His work has been presented in more than 10 film showings and festivals around the world and has participated in two editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). His feature-length documentary Wetback – The Undocumented Documentary (2005) won, among other awards, Best Documentary at the 15th Cinequest Film Festival (CQ), San Jose, California; Best Story at the 1st Punto de Vista International Documentary Film Festival of Navarra, in Pamplona; and the Audience Top 10 Favorites at the 12th Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival, Toronto. He participated in the 5th FICM with his feature-length documentary Súper amigos (2007), which won the Best Foreign Film award at the 7th Silver Lake Film Festival, Los Angeles, and a Jury Mention at the 22nd Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG, in Spanish), among others. He participated in the 8th FICM with his documentary Las águilas humanas (2010).
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
The mysteries of Elena Garro 05 · 02 · 25 Irene Jacob. THE DOUBLE LIFE OF VÉRONIQUE: Morelia 2023 04 · 24 · 25 Mario Vargas Llosa (1936-2025) and LOS CACHORROS 04 · 17 · 25 Hernán Cortés: two atypical visions 04 · 10 · 25
