Image Sama; Hari He graduated from the CCC film school and studied musical composition at the Musical Studies and Research Center (CIEM), Mexico City. He is currently working in postproduction on his documentary feature film Sunka Raku (Alegría evanescente). He has participated in more than 10 festivals around the world, including three editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). His first feature film Sin ton ni Sonia (2003), which he made using the name Carlos Sama “Hari,” premiered at the 51st San Sebastián International Film Festival. It won the Audience Award at the 18th Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG, in Spanish). His short fiction film Con la cola entre las patas (2005) won the Audience Award for Best Short Film at the 3rd FICM, the Mayahuel Award for Best Mexican Short Film at the 20th FICG and the Audience Award for Best Short Film at the 2nd Orange Country Latino Film Festival (OCLFF), Santa Ana, in the United States. At the 5th FICM, he participated with his short fiction film Tiene la tarde ojos (2007), winner of the Mayahuel Award for Best Mexican Short Film at the 22nd FICG; the Jury Special Award at the 16th Biarritz Festival of Latin American Cinema and Cultures; and Best Short Film of the Mexican Section at the 4th Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF & Asia), Japan, among others. At the 9th FICM, he won Special Mention for his feature film El sueño de Lu (2011), which also received three awards for Best Actress for Úrsula Pruneda at the 55th Ariel Awards Ceremony, Mexico; the 16th Málaga Film Festival, Spain; and the 15th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF), China. This work also participated in the Montreal World Film Festival (FFM, in French), Montreal, and the 25th Toulouse Latin American Film Festival, among others. His feature film Despertar el polvo (2013) participated in the 3rd UNAM International Film Festival (FICUNAM) and the 28th Mar del Plata International Film Festival in Argentina, among other festivals, and won the Kukulkán Award for Best Picture at the 2nd Riviera Maya Film Festival (RMFF), Mexico. His short fiction film La tiara vacía was presented at the 12th FICM. His documentary feature Sunka Raku Alegría evanescente (2015) is part of the Official Selection of the 13th FICM. Other Movies Sujo When a cartel gunman is killed, he leaves behind Sujo, his beloved 4-year-old son. The shadow of violence surrounds Sujo during each stage of his life in the isolated Mexican countryside. As he grows into a man, Sujo finds that fulfilling his father’s destiny may be inescapable. See More Sujo When a cartel gunman is killed, he leaves behind Sujo, his beloved 4-year-old son. The shadow of violence surrounds Sujo during each stage of his life in the isolated Mexican countryside. As he grows into a man, Sujo finds that fulfilling his father’s destiny may be inescapable. See More 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 Related News XV years, 15 editions: from the short film to the first feature 08 · 25 · 22 Esto no es Berlín, de Hari Sama, inagurará la 67ª Muestra Internacional de Cine 11 · 06 · 19 Cuatro largometrajes mexicanos participarán en el Festival de Lima 08 · 09 · 19 Esto no es Berlín, de Hari Sama, se proyectará en el Festival Internacional de Cine de Munich 06 · 13 · 19 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image Sama; Hari He graduated from the CCC film school and studied musical composition at the Musical Studies and Research Center (CIEM), Mexico City. He is currently working in postproduction on his documentary feature film Sunka Raku (Alegría evanescente). He has participated in more than 10 festivals around the world, including three editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). His first feature film Sin ton ni Sonia (2003), which he made using the name Carlos Sama “Hari,” premiered at the 51st San Sebastián International Film Festival. It won the Audience Award at the 18th Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG, in Spanish). His short fiction film Con la cola entre las patas (2005) won the Audience Award for Best Short Film at the 3rd FICM, the Mayahuel Award for Best Mexican Short Film at the 20th FICG and the Audience Award for Best Short Film at the 2nd Orange Country Latino Film Festival (OCLFF), Santa Ana, in the United States. At the 5th FICM, he participated with his short fiction film Tiene la tarde ojos (2007), winner of the Mayahuel Award for Best Mexican Short Film at the 22nd FICG; the Jury Special Award at the 16th Biarritz Festival of Latin American Cinema and Cultures; and Best Short Film of the Mexican Section at the 4th Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF & Asia), Japan, among others. At the 9th FICM, he won Special Mention for his feature film El sueño de Lu (2011), which also received three awards for Best Actress for Úrsula Pruneda at the 55th Ariel Awards Ceremony, Mexico; the 16th Málaga Film Festival, Spain; and the 15th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF), China. This work also participated in the Montreal World Film Festival (FFM, in French), Montreal, and the 25th Toulouse Latin American Film Festival, among others. His feature film Despertar el polvo (2013) participated in the 3rd UNAM International Film Festival (FICUNAM) and the 28th Mar del Plata International Film Festival in Argentina, among other festivals, and won the Kukulkán Award for Best Picture at the 2nd Riviera Maya Film Festival (RMFF), Mexico. His short fiction film La tiara vacía was presented at the 12th FICM. His documentary feature Sunka Raku Alegría evanescente (2015) is part of the Official Selection of the 13th FICM.
Sujo When a cartel gunman is killed, he leaves behind Sujo, his beloved 4-year-old son. The shadow of violence surrounds Sujo during each stage of his life in the isolated Mexican countryside. As he grows into a man, Sujo finds that fulfilling his father’s destiny may be inescapable. See More
Sujo When a cartel gunman is killed, he leaves behind Sujo, his beloved 4-year-old son. The shadow of violence surrounds Sujo during each stage of his life in the isolated Mexican countryside. As he grows into a man, Sujo finds that fulfilling his father’s destiny may be inescapable. See More
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
XV years, 15 editions: from the short film to the first feature 08 · 25 · 22 Esto no es Berlín, de Hari Sama, inagurará la 67ª Muestra Internacional de Cine 11 · 06 · 19 Cuatro largometrajes mexicanos participarán en el Festival de Lima 08 · 09 · 19 Esto no es Berlín, de Hari Sama, se proyectará en el Festival Internacional de Cine de Munich 06 · 13 · 19
Esto no es Berlín, de Hari Sama, se proyectará en el Festival Internacional de Cine de Munich 06 · 13 · 19
