Image Reyes; Rodrigo Direction Rodrigo Reyes completed a Bachelor’s degree in International Studies at the University of California, San Diego, United States. His work has earned international recognition, with screenings at festivals such as the Morelia International Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, and it has also received outstanding reviews from publications such as Variety and The New York Times. Rodrigo Reyes’ films have been supported by the Mexican Film Institute [IMCINE, by its acronym in Spanish, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía], the Sundance and Tribeca institutions, among others. His work has been featured on America ReFramed and Netflix, and has been honored with the prestigious Guggenheim and Creative Capital awards. His directorial debut, Memorias del futuro [Memories of the Future] (2012), won the LCI Award at the UNAM International Film Festival. In addition to this, his documentary Purgatorio [Purgatorio: A Journey Into the Heart of the Border] became part of the Official Selection of the 11th edition of the Morelia International Film Festival and was honored with the Jury Award at the New Orleans Film Festival, the Michael Moore Award for Best Documentary at the Ann Arbor Film Festival, and the Jury Award at the San Diego Latino Film Festival, among others. That same year, Filmmaker Magazine recognized him as one of the 25 New Faces of Independent Film. In 2020, his film 499 won Best Cinematography at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York and also won the Special Jury Award at the Hot Docs Festival. Other Movies Naza Shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, the film reveals in detail the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. See More 5 de chocolate y 1 de fresa Esperanza is a young novice living in a quiet convent full of old nuns. After eating some “special” mushrooms, innocent Esperanza becomes modern and psychedelic Brenda: a subversive girl who raids a high-society party, sings subversive songs and charms young fellows. See More 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 Related News 14th FICM Official Selection: Lupe bajo el sol 10 · 28 · 16 Realizadores FICM 2016: Rodrigo Reyes 09 · 23 · 16 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image Reyes; Rodrigo Direction Rodrigo Reyes completed a Bachelor’s degree in International Studies at the University of California, San Diego, United States. His work has earned international recognition, with screenings at festivals such as the Morelia International Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, and it has also received outstanding reviews from publications such as Variety and The New York Times. Rodrigo Reyes’ films have been supported by the Mexican Film Institute [IMCINE, by its acronym in Spanish, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía], the Sundance and Tribeca institutions, among others. His work has been featured on America ReFramed and Netflix, and has been honored with the prestigious Guggenheim and Creative Capital awards. His directorial debut, Memorias del futuro [Memories of the Future] (2012), won the LCI Award at the UNAM International Film Festival. In addition to this, his documentary Purgatorio [Purgatorio: A Journey Into the Heart of the Border] became part of the Official Selection of the 11th edition of the Morelia International Film Festival and was honored with the Jury Award at the New Orleans Film Festival, the Michael Moore Award for Best Documentary at the Ann Arbor Film Festival, and the Jury Award at the San Diego Latino Film Festival, among others. That same year, Filmmaker Magazine recognized him as one of the 25 New Faces of Independent Film. In 2020, his film 499 won Best Cinematography at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York and also won the Special Jury Award at the Hot Docs Festival.
Naza Shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, the film reveals in detail the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. See More
5 de chocolate y 1 de fresa Esperanza is a young novice living in a quiet convent full of old nuns. After eating some “special” mushrooms, innocent Esperanza becomes modern and psychedelic Brenda: a subversive girl who raids a high-society party, sings subversive songs and charms young fellows. See More
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
14th FICM Official Selection: Lupe bajo el sol 10 · 28 · 16 Realizadores FICM 2016: Rodrigo Reyes 09 · 23 · 16
