Image Figueroa García, David He studied classical literature at New York University (NYU) and took a course in screenwriting at the Film and Television Academy of Berlin (DFFB in German). He received a master’s degree in film directing from Columbia University, New York. He participated in the 10th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) with his short fiction film Ratitas (2012), which won the Best Short Film Award at the 17th Brooklyn Film Festival (BFF), Best Mexican Short Film at the 9th Monterrey International Film Festival (FICMonterrey, in Spanish), and Best Actor for Kristyan Ferrer at the 8th Short Shorts Film Festival Mexico (SSFFM). His short fiction film Perfidia (2013) was part of the Official Selection of the 12th FICM and has won several awards: the East Region in the Latino section of the 19th DGA Student Film Awards, Los Angeles, and Best Short Film at the 17th Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF). This film has also participated in the 61st San Sebastián International Film Festival, Spain; the 7th Kustendorf International Film and Music Festival, Serbia; and the 25th New Orleans Film Festival (NOFF), Louisiana, among others. 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 London MexFest 2013, a celebration of Mexican talent 07 · 09 · 13 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image Figueroa García, David He studied classical literature at New York University (NYU) and took a course in screenwriting at the Film and Television Academy of Berlin (DFFB in German). He received a master’s degree in film directing from Columbia University, New York. He participated in the 10th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) with his short fiction film Ratitas (2012), which won the Best Short Film Award at the 17th Brooklyn Film Festival (BFF), Best Mexican Short Film at the 9th Monterrey International Film Festival (FICMonterrey, in Spanish), and Best Actor for Kristyan Ferrer at the 8th Short Shorts Film Festival Mexico (SSFFM). His short fiction film Perfidia (2013) was part of the Official Selection of the 12th FICM and has won several awards: the East Region in the Latino section of the 19th DGA Student Film Awards, Los Angeles, and Best Short Film at the 17th Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF). This film has also participated in the 61st San Sebastián International Film Festival, Spain; the 7th Kustendorf International Film and Music Festival, Serbia; and the 25th New Orleans Film Festival (NOFF), Louisiana, among others.
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
