Image Riley, Luisa She studied French literature at the University of Paris VIII – Vincennes. She is self-taught in the fields of journalism, research, screenwriting, directing, editing and producing of documentaries. Her work has been shown at more than 10 film screenings and festivals around the world, including two editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). She won the first Club Primera Plana de México Award, in 1999, for her short documentary film Niños por la paz (1998), and the José Pagés Llergo National Journalism Award for her feature length documentary Los tres siglos de Mariana Frenk-Westheim (2004). She participated with her feature length documentary Flor en otomí (2012) in the 10th FICM, the 27th Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG, in Spanish) and the 26th International Festival of Audiovisual Programs (FIPA), Biarritz, France, among others. For this film she received the Best Documentary award in the category Social Movements at the 17th Independent Hispanic American Film and Video Festival, “All Voices Against the Silence,” Mexico; the award for Best Mexican Feature Length Documentary at the 15th Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF); and the Audience Award at the 3rd Witness: International Human Rights Film Festival of Mexico. At the 11th FICM, there was a special presentation of her feature length documentary Javier Sicilia. En la soledad del otro (2013), selected for the 30th Chicago Latino Film Festival and winner of an Honorary Mention in the category Social Movements at the 8th All Voices Against the Silence Festival, Mexico. 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 Primer Día Nacional del Cine Mexicano 08 · 14 · 17 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image Riley, Luisa She studied French literature at the University of Paris VIII – Vincennes. She is self-taught in the fields of journalism, research, screenwriting, directing, editing and producing of documentaries. Her work has been shown at more than 10 film screenings and festivals around the world, including two editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). She won the first Club Primera Plana de México Award, in 1999, for her short documentary film Niños por la paz (1998), and the José Pagés Llergo National Journalism Award for her feature length documentary Los tres siglos de Mariana Frenk-Westheim (2004). She participated with her feature length documentary Flor en otomí (2012) in the 10th FICM, the 27th Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG, in Spanish) and the 26th International Festival of Audiovisual Programs (FIPA), Biarritz, France, among others. For this film she received the Best Documentary award in the category Social Movements at the 17th Independent Hispanic American Film and Video Festival, “All Voices Against the Silence,” Mexico; the award for Best Mexican Feature Length Documentary at the 15th Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF); and the Audience Award at the 3rd Witness: International Human Rights Film Festival of Mexico. At the 11th FICM, there was a special presentation of her feature length documentary Javier Sicilia. En la soledad del otro (2013), selected for the 30th Chicago Latino Film Festival and winner of an Honorary Mention in the category Social Movements at the 8th All Voices Against the Silence Festival, Mexico.
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
