Image Ahumada de Mendoza; Argel He studied communication and journalism at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), and cinematography at the CCC film school, Mexico City. He has filmed several projects, including the short film Al fondo (2012) by Pablo Giles, which was presented at six festivals around the world; the short film Paradisio (2013) by Rodrigo Ruiz Patterson, which was shown at eight national and international festivals, including the 11th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM); the short film Perdona nuestras ofensas (2013) by Israel Ahumada, which was presented at more than 15 festivals around the world and won the Best Fiction Short Film and Best Actress Awards at the 1st Premios 360 for Independent Filmmakers, Mexico. He is currently in post-production for the documentary Dejar la piel by Israel Ahumada, a project that received the Doculatente Award of the Mexican Film Institute (IMCINE) at the DocuLab.6 of the 29th Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG, in Spanish), Mexico. Dejar la piel participated in the IDFA Academy at the 27th International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), Holland, and the 11th International Pitching Market of the 17th Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF), Mexico. Ahumada de Mendoza also participated in the making of two short films Fausto en la oscuridad by Israel Ahumada and Los tiempos de Héctor by Ariel Gutiérrez. His short documentary Benny (2015) was part of the Official Selection of the 13th FICM. Other Movies If I Were Fire Two young lovers wander through an abandoned countryside, where reality is distorted and the ruins of a long-gone village give glimpses of the past. The presence of a mysterious horseman transforms the bucolic landscape into a nightmare. See More Lives on the Border Lives on the border portrays the tragic consequences of an unfair sentence delivered by the U.S. criminal justice system. Through several interconnected life stories, we'll discover what Rosa Estela Olvera, a Mexican woman wrongfully convicted in the U.S. (My Life Inside 2007), endures in prison: a psycho-emotional exploration of the loneliness of confinement; and the long and arduous battle to win back her family and obtain justice. See More 40 + Divorced, childless and single, Luz visits her local healer who prescribes a scandalous remedy to unburden her soul. As Luz embarks on a sensual journey of self-discovery, she steps into her power realizing that fulfillment doesn't require a traditional path. See More Related News 64th Critics' Week: Ava Cahen Presented Guillermo Galoe's SLEEPLESS CITY at the 23rd FICM 10 · 14 · 25 Alejandro Pelayo Presented Valentina Pelayo Atilano's DESHILANDO LUZ at the 23rd FICM 10 · 14 · 25 Rouben Mamoulian Uses Cinema as a Canvas in BLOOD AND SAND 10 · 14 · 25 Olivia Harrison and Héctor Orozco Presented the Restored Version of PEDRO PÁRAMO (1967) by Carlos Velo at the 23rd FICM 10 · 14 · 25 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image Ahumada de Mendoza; Argel He studied communication and journalism at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), and cinematography at the CCC film school, Mexico City. He has filmed several projects, including the short film Al fondo (2012) by Pablo Giles, which was presented at six festivals around the world; the short film Paradisio (2013) by Rodrigo Ruiz Patterson, which was shown at eight national and international festivals, including the 11th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM); the short film Perdona nuestras ofensas (2013) by Israel Ahumada, which was presented at more than 15 festivals around the world and won the Best Fiction Short Film and Best Actress Awards at the 1st Premios 360 for Independent Filmmakers, Mexico. He is currently in post-production for the documentary Dejar la piel by Israel Ahumada, a project that received the Doculatente Award of the Mexican Film Institute (IMCINE) at the DocuLab.6 of the 29th Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG, in Spanish), Mexico. Dejar la piel participated in the IDFA Academy at the 27th International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), Holland, and the 11th International Pitching Market of the 17th Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF), Mexico. Ahumada de Mendoza also participated in the making of two short films Fausto en la oscuridad by Israel Ahumada and Los tiempos de Héctor by Ariel Gutiérrez. His short documentary Benny (2015) was part of the Official Selection of the 13th FICM.
If I Were Fire Two young lovers wander through an abandoned countryside, where reality is distorted and the ruins of a long-gone village give glimpses of the past. The presence of a mysterious horseman transforms the bucolic landscape into a nightmare. See More
Lives on the Border Lives on the border portrays the tragic consequences of an unfair sentence delivered by the U.S. criminal justice system. Through several interconnected life stories, we'll discover what Rosa Estela Olvera, a Mexican woman wrongfully convicted in the U.S. (My Life Inside 2007), endures in prison: a psycho-emotional exploration of the loneliness of confinement; and the long and arduous battle to win back her family and obtain justice. See More
40 + Divorced, childless and single, Luz visits her local healer who prescribes a scandalous remedy to unburden her soul. As Luz embarks on a sensual journey of self-discovery, she steps into her power realizing that fulfillment doesn't require a traditional path. See More
64th Critics' Week: Ava Cahen Presented Guillermo Galoe's SLEEPLESS CITY at the 23rd FICM 10 · 14 · 25 Alejandro Pelayo Presented Valentina Pelayo Atilano's DESHILANDO LUZ at the 23rd FICM 10 · 14 · 25 Rouben Mamoulian Uses Cinema as a Canvas in BLOOD AND SAND 10 · 14 · 25 Olivia Harrison and Héctor Orozco Presented the Restored Version of PEDRO PÁRAMO (1967) by Carlos Velo at the 23rd FICM 10 · 14 · 25
64th Critics' Week: Ava Cahen Presented Guillermo Galoe's SLEEPLESS CITY at the 23rd FICM 10 · 14 · 25
Olivia Harrison and Héctor Orozco Presented the Restored Version of PEDRO PÁRAMO (1967) by Carlos Velo at the 23rd FICM 10 · 14 · 25
