Image Villamil, Jessica She studied Journalism and Audiovisual production at the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), and Film Studies with a specialty in Cinematography and Directing at the University Center for Film Studies (CUEC-UNAM). Client (2012), her short fiction film, was part of the Official Selection of the 8th Acapulco International Film Festival, Mexico. She has been in charge of the photography of numerous short fiction and documentary films such as El aplastamiento de las gotas (2014),Cuéntale lo del gato (2016), Por un puñado de canicas (2014), winner of the Mexican Film Institute (IMCINE) Support for Production in 2012, and El sonido más fuerte (2012). She was also part of the second unit of photography for the feature film El sueño del Marakame, part of the Official Selection of the 14th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM); and of the documentary El caso Ayapaneco (2014). She has also occupied diverse positions in film productions, including Todo el mundo tiene a alguien menos yo (2013) (still photographer), Workers (2013) (boom), La tirisia (2014) (second director assistant), El Jeremías (2015) (assistant editor), Anadina (2015) (second director assistant), and Tamara y la Catarina (2016) (digital image technician). She is currently collaborating as photographer in the the documentaries Temporada de campo, a project supported by the Latin America Fund Grantees 2016 of the Tribeca Film Institute; and La herida invisible, selected for the 3rd edition of GenderLab/ Work in Progress of the 5th edition of the International Film Festival with Gender Perspective (MICGénero). Her short fiction film Transversales (2016) is part of the Official Selection of the 14th FICM. 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 ¡Conozcan los cortometrajes de ficción del 14º FICM! 09 · 21 · 16 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image Villamil, Jessica She studied Journalism and Audiovisual production at the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), and Film Studies with a specialty in Cinematography and Directing at the University Center for Film Studies (CUEC-UNAM). Client (2012), her short fiction film, was part of the Official Selection of the 8th Acapulco International Film Festival, Mexico. She has been in charge of the photography of numerous short fiction and documentary films such as El aplastamiento de las gotas (2014),Cuéntale lo del gato (2016), Por un puñado de canicas (2014), winner of the Mexican Film Institute (IMCINE) Support for Production in 2012, and El sonido más fuerte (2012). She was also part of the second unit of photography for the feature film El sueño del Marakame, part of the Official Selection of the 14th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM); and of the documentary El caso Ayapaneco (2014). She has also occupied diverse positions in film productions, including Todo el mundo tiene a alguien menos yo (2013) (still photographer), Workers (2013) (boom), La tirisia (2014) (second director assistant), El Jeremías (2015) (assistant editor), Anadina (2015) (second director assistant), and Tamara y la Catarina (2016) (digital image technician). She is currently collaborating as photographer in the the documentaries Temporada de campo, a project supported by the Latin America Fund Grantees 2016 of the Tribeca Film Institute; and La herida invisible, selected for the 3rd edition of GenderLab/ Work in Progress of the 5th edition of the International Film Festival with Gender Perspective (MICGénero). Her short fiction film Transversales (2016) is part of the Official Selection of the 14th FICM.
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
