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Rivera, Alex

He participated in two editions of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM): In the 1st FICM with The Sixth Section (2003), which won the award for Best Short Documentary Film; and in the 6th FICM with his first feature Sleep Dealer (2008). This last film was also shown at the New Directors/New Films of MoMa, New York, and won the Alfred P. Solan Feature Film and Waldo Salt Screenwriting awards at the 24th Sundance Film Festival, and the Amnesty International Award at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale, among others. In addition to making films, he is also a digital media artist and has done several audiovisual projects, including, the video-clips for the French singer-songwriter Manu Chao, Clandestino (1998), and the Mexican-American musical group La Santa Cecilia, Ice El Hielo (2013).

Other Movies

Naza

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

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

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

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