Image Matus Alonso; Patricia Direction Patricia Matus Alonso is a Mexican researcher and audiovisual filmmaker originally from Oaxaca. She holds a Doctoral degree in Feminist Studies from the Metropolitan Autonomous University [UAM, by its acronym in Spanish, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana]. Her academic work focuses on body studies, feminist anthropologies, and the experiences of Zapotec women from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. She is currently undertaking a postdoctoral fellowship at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Sciences and Humanities [CEIICH, by its acronym in Spanish, Centro de Investigaciones Interdisciplinarias en Ciencias y Humanidades] at the National Autonomous University of Mexico [UNAM, by its acronym in Spanish, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México].Her audiovisual practice is grounded in ethnographic research and participatory action research processes, with a special interest in the experiences, resistances, and forms of organization of Zapotec women in response to transformations in their territory. Her approach to community cinema was shaped by her training at JEQO, where she integrates audiovisual media as a means to support and raise awareness of community processes.In 2026, she made her official debut as co-director of Ni racaladxe’ (Lo que yo quiero) [What I Want], together with Alma Yoari Cizana López—a documentary short film made with the support of the Incentive for Audiovisual Creation in Mexico and Central America for Indigenous and Afro-descendant Communities [ECAMC, by its initialism in Spanish, Creación Audiovisual en México y Centroamérica para Comunidades Indígenas y Afrodescendientes]. Other Movies The Buzz 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 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 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 Related News The Michoacan author José Rubén Romero 09 · 25 · 26 EVEN DWARFS STARTED SMALL: Herzog and the existence of the extraordinary 09 · 17 · 26 Tippett Studio and Paul Verhoeven: the end of an era between eroticism and science fiction 09 · 17 · 26 RIO, ZONA NORTE: reasons to smile 09 · 09 · 26 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image Matus Alonso; Patricia Direction Patricia Matus Alonso is a Mexican researcher and audiovisual filmmaker originally from Oaxaca. She holds a Doctoral degree in Feminist Studies from the Metropolitan Autonomous University [UAM, by its acronym in Spanish, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana]. Her academic work focuses on body studies, feminist anthropologies, and the experiences of Zapotec women from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. She is currently undertaking a postdoctoral fellowship at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Sciences and Humanities [CEIICH, by its acronym in Spanish, Centro de Investigaciones Interdisciplinarias en Ciencias y Humanidades] at the National Autonomous University of Mexico [UNAM, by its acronym in Spanish, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México].Her audiovisual practice is grounded in ethnographic research and participatory action research processes, with a special interest in the experiences, resistances, and forms of organization of Zapotec women in response to transformations in their territory. Her approach to community cinema was shaped by her training at JEQO, where she integrates audiovisual media as a means to support and raise awareness of community processes.In 2026, she made her official debut as co-director of Ni racaladxe’ (Lo que yo quiero) [What I Want], together with Alma Yoari Cizana López—a documentary short film made with the support of the Incentive for Audiovisual Creation in Mexico and Central America for Indigenous and Afro-descendant Communities [ECAMC, by its initialism in Spanish, Creación Audiovisual en México y Centroamérica para Comunidades Indígenas y Afrodescendientes].
The Buzz 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 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 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
The Michoacan author José Rubén Romero 09 · 25 · 26 EVEN DWARFS STARTED SMALL: Herzog and the existence of the extraordinary 09 · 17 · 26 Tippett Studio and Paul Verhoeven: the end of an era between eroticism and science fiction 09 · 17 · 26 RIO, ZONA NORTE: reasons to smile 09 · 09 · 26
Tippett Studio and Paul Verhoeven: the end of an era between eroticism and science fiction 09 · 17 · 26
