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González Penilla, Gilberto

He studied communication and advertising at the University of Tijuana (CUT) and cinematography at the CCC film school in Mexico City. He worked on the editing of Pablo Delgado Sánchez’ first feature film, Las lágrimas (2012), which was part of the Official Selection of the 10th Morelia International Film Festival (FICM). He participated with his documentary short film, Amor en tiempos de incendios (2013), in the 11th FICM, the 9th edition of the Ambulante Documentary Tour, Mexico, and the 21st Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival, Canada. He participated in the 3rd Riviera Maya Film Festival (RMFF) and the 17th Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF) with his first feature film Los Hámsters (2014), which won the award for Best First Feature Film at the 5th Distrital Cine y Otros Mundos International Film Festival, Mexico City. He was nominated for Best Documentary at the 56th Ariel Awards, Mexico, for his documentary short film Conversaciones de un matrimonio (2014), which won the award for Best Short Film at the 18th International Short Film Festival of Santiago (FIDOCS), Chile.

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Zumbido
During a live national television interview, Verónica, a famous and widely admired actress, struggles to uphold the image of a perfect life as her inner world fractures under the weight of private abuse. Trapped between silence, fear, and a sudden panic attack, she must decide whether to continue performing the illusion—or break the cycle in front of everyone. See More

Yugen

Yugen
When relentless rain threatens her sister’s life, a ceramic girl protects a fading ember from an ancient fire. But when the fire calls back the Trees of Life, she must decide whether she can return it: the very force that keeps her sister alive. Yugen is a stop motion short film crafted over eight years with puppets made from Mexican ceramics and inspired by the natural world. See More

Yo soy Rocky

Yo soy Rocky
In 1975, an unknown, penniless actor named Sylvester Stallone staked everything on a screenplay he had written, reserving the lead role for himself. This film chronicles the trials and tribulations behind one of Hollywood’s greatest stories of triumph over adversity. See More

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