Image Montiel Mendoza, Rubén He studied cinematography at the CUEC-UNAM film school in Mexico City. He participated, among other film showings and festivals, in the 7th Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF) and the 5th Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG, in Spanish), with his short documentary film Largo viaje (2004), which received an Honorable Mention for the José Rovirosa Award of the UNAM Film Archives in 2004. He participated in the 4th and 5th editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) with his short fiction films Morir de noche (2006) and El otro Diego (2007). This last film also participated in the 10th GIFF and the 7th Tarazona and Moncayo “Paco Martínez Soria” Comedy Film Festival, Spain, and received the En Tránsito award for his short film project, which participated in an international workshop at the 8th Fábrica Audiovisual, Buenos Aires. He won the José Rovirosa and the Best Short Documentary Film awards at the 1st International Documentary Film Festival of Mexico City (DocsDF, in Spanish) for Hasta el final (2008). His feature-length documentary Tanrreje, el agua grande (2013) participated in the 9th Indigenous Film and Video Festival, Morelia (FECVI), and in the 8th Independent Hispanic American Film and Video Festival, “All Voices Against the Silence,” Mexico, 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 Carlos Bonfil (1952-2025) 06 · 19 · 25 54 years after the Halconazo 06 · 12 · 25 Salón Los Ángeles on Screen 06 · 05 · 25 Sundance Film Festival CDMX 2025: ABEL, HEROD'S LAW and more 05 · 29 · 25 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image Montiel Mendoza, Rubén He studied cinematography at the CUEC-UNAM film school in Mexico City. He participated, among other film showings and festivals, in the 7th Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF) and the 5th Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG, in Spanish), with his short documentary film Largo viaje (2004), which received an Honorable Mention for the José Rovirosa Award of the UNAM Film Archives in 2004. He participated in the 4th and 5th editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) with his short fiction films Morir de noche (2006) and El otro Diego (2007). This last film also participated in the 10th GIFF and the 7th Tarazona and Moncayo “Paco Martínez Soria” Comedy Film Festival, Spain, and received the En Tránsito award for his short film project, which participated in an international workshop at the 8th Fábrica Audiovisual, Buenos Aires. He won the José Rovirosa and the Best Short Documentary Film awards at the 1st International Documentary Film Festival of Mexico City (DocsDF, in Spanish) for Hasta el final (2008). His feature-length documentary Tanrreje, el agua grande (2013) participated in the 9th Indigenous Film and Video Festival, Morelia (FECVI), and in the 8th Independent Hispanic American Film and Video Festival, “All Voices Against the Silence,” Mexico, 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
Carlos Bonfil (1952-2025) 06 · 19 · 25 54 years after the Halconazo 06 · 12 · 25 Salón Los Ángeles on Screen 06 · 05 · 25 Sundance Film Festival CDMX 2025: ABEL, HEROD'S LAW and more 05 · 29 · 25
