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Early life​

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Laura Maria Isabel Ruiz Ocadiz was born on October 25, 1983 in Mexico City, in the cradle of a family of musicians. Raised a catholic and calling herself a “Hawkingian” later in life, she began to develop her skills in different artistic disciplines at an early age, her inclinations steering towards the seventh art, Mexican melodrama and classical literature; influenced by her film-obsessed uncle, Ricardo Ocadiz (1943-2005), concert pianist and member of the “Da Capo Jazz Quartet”;1 who in the sixties stood out as one of the new jazz creators in Mexico.2

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​Being present at her uncle's concerts, in venues such as the Ollin Yoliztli or Chopin in Bellas Artes, Mexico, she lives along a plethora of musicians and stardom personalities; while her father, Enrique Guillermo Ruiz de la Torre (1943-2023) —who in later years would play a crucial role in Maria’s film career— works two shifts as a medical representative and high school science teacher:

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Once I finished my homework, under the strict supervision of my father, I enjoyed spending time with my grandparents, who were very fond of mathematics, literature and the study of the language (Spanish); later joining my uncle in his analysis of every minuscule aspect of a collection of classic films and watching some old cartoons through his Movie Viewer: a hand-held plastic device similar in appearance to a Super 8 camera, that worked with long cartridges which, when turned crank, displayed the frames through a viewer.

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—Ruiz Ocadiz, in an interview for the Tokyo International Short Film Festival.3

 

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Professional career

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Psychology, theater and T.V.​

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In the second year of her university studies, and thanks to the support of Karl and Carlos Bek, actors, doctors and friends of his father, she manages to appear several times as an featured extra in the Mexican soap operas CLAP (Roberto Gómez Jr., 2003) and Reb3lde ( Pedro Damián, 2004), from Televisa; and in Los Sánchez (Ángel Mele, 2004), from TV Azteca. Later, while still studying to get her major, she enroles in Musical Comedy at the Artestudio Performing Arts Center, debuting in a non-televised scenario in the role of “Lori”, from Newsies (Teatro Ciudadela, 2004). Her second role on stage would be that of “Mrs. Darling” in the play Peter Pan (Foro Cultural Chapultepec, 2005), in which she also plays a pirate, a native woman and a mermaid. She tries luck in the reality show Big Brother 3R: Recargado (Endemol, 2005), placing in the first 200 places among more than 500,000 registered;4 5 and in 2006, she plays the leading role in Beauty and the Beast (Teatro Independencia). She majors in Psychology the same year, and her thesis Incidence of anorexia nervosa and bulimia in a group of female ballet dancers is selected by the Graduate Faculty of the University of Tepeyac as the best of 2007.6

She finishes her television career as a featured extra in Pobre Rico, Pobre (Mele, 2008), from TV Azteca; and in the series Capadocia (HBO, 2008). She continues her artistic work behind the scenes as a stagehand at the Teatro Xola Julio Prieto, in order to take a closer look at another aspect of the theatrical production; and co-founds the theater company La Vie Bohème, along with the late producer and actor Erik Ríos Cantú (1989-2009), directing classic plays for family audiences at the Felipe Villanueva Forum and at the Casa de la Cultura del Parque Naucalli, until the dissolution of the company, after Ríos' death.

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​Writing and Filmmaking​

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2009 presents itself as a year of difficult transition for Maria, who, after the loss of her partner, leaves the theater scene. Having gained some popularity online as an amateur film critic, years before the boom of modern social networks, she receives two gifts from his father's college classmate and friend, Dr. Alejandro Cervantes Bustamante, a regular reader of literary classics: First of all, a compendium of the works of Oscar Wilde, which Maria treasures for years; and secondly, one year's tuition at the SOGEM Writers School (General Society of Writers of Mexico).

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While studying Literary Creation (2010-2012), she becomes selected by the Mexican short story writer Gerardo de la Torre for the “Melodrama Writer” scholarship by Telemundo and Carlos Romero, creator of “Las Tres Marías” (Televisa); taught by the Colombian librettist Héctor Forero (Amor de mis amores, 2004). At the end of her studies in literature —being a member of the Research Department of the Neurological Center at the ABC Medical Center— she contributes to the scientific journal Anales Médicos; while looking for a creative outlet.7 This turns out to be a watershed that, months later, leads her to collaborate with the electronic publication F.I.L.M.E. Magazine, contributing her cinematographic analysis of several works and serving as a film correspondent at various events and premiere screenings.8 Her artistic career branches out into the creation of her first short film: Nothing is what it seems (2013), presented at the Felipe Villanueva Forum and in the non-competitive exhibition of the Cine Sin Muros Festival; while, on the other hand, it is banned from the National Auditorium of Mexico for its “high sexual content,” with a kiss being the only physical contact between the characters. In 2014, Maria becomes the winner of the “Luis Buñuel” contest by CONACULTA (now the Ministry of Culture) and Canal 22, being part of the team of scriptwriters for the animation capsule ¡Clic, Clac! and becoming the sole scriptwriter of the television blocks Cinema 22 (arthouse and auteur cinema), Cineteca de Oro (Mexican Golden Age cinema) and La Música con Manzanero (The Music with Manzanero); in which she also serves as a voice director of announcers. During this time, her second short film, The Gift (2014), is released, where she worked with the then non-actor Robert Kett, and manages to show the film at the Crystal Screen Festival of the National Cinematheque of Mexico (Cineteca Nacional de México).

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After taking the “Film Directing” course, taught by the famous Diego Luna, Maria decides to solidify her artistic training with a Master of Cinematography at Altrafílmica (2015-2017), meeting editor, writer and film director Juan Pablo Cortés (Love Hurts, 2002; Luciana, 2010), who from the beginning becomes hier mentor, as well as an important figure in his development as an arthouse filmmaker; placing her under his undivided tutelage through an editing scholarship at the Center for Cinematographic Studies (CEC) in Mexico City (2017) and continuing said mentorship until 2019; two years after Maria finished her film studies. In 2017 she serves as Production Assistant in the feature film Sátiros (Roberto Mares, 2017), based on the book Homophobia (Fernando del Collado, 2007), together with the producer Javier Reyes, where she meets the actors Emir Martínez and Ismael Osorio, who in the future would star in her first professional-level short film.

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Months before publishing her first novel, she is invited to participate in the cultural program FilmeRadio, broadcast by Radio Instituto Politécnico Nacional (95.7 FM), along with the writer and film critic Praxedis Razo, during the celebration of the Jewish Film Festival, in Mexico.9​​

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​In 2018, she marries actor, producer, montagist and literary editor Roberto Eduardo Arenas Farquet, and enjoys a well-deserved break from cinema that leads her to write three literary fiction novels, edited by her husband and released independently under the label Luminosa Publishing, namely: Amnistía (Amnesty, 2018), El canotier de Steve: La verdad y la vida (Steve's Canotier: Life & Truth, 2020) and Un desvelo de indocilidad (A Wakefulness of Indocility, 2021) —altogether giving her a certain fame as a “new genre creator”, by incorporating screenwriting and film montage into poetic prose—, calling the attention of the Spanish journal Málaga al Día, who publishes an article about her work:

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(Amnesty) teaches us a very important life lesson: that we are all inhabitants of the same planet.

That we are all migrants, in some way.

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—Elena Zamora Simón, “Book Hunter”, 2021. ‘Málaga al Día’ Journal (Málaga, España).10

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In 2021, she co-founds, together with Arenas Farquet, her production house, Pertúrpure Cinema; writing and directing the short films Ni tú ni yo (Neither You Nor I, 2021) —starring Emir Martínez and Ismael Osorio—; Extraviar los conejos (Misplace the Rabbits, 2021) —starring Robert Kett—; Somos un motivo (We are a Motive, 2021); and Amor sin féretro (Love without a casket, 2022). She achieves the long-awaited recognition with these films, obtaining more than 60 laurels from international film festivals in more than 45 cities, including 38 awards and nominations, highlighting awards from the Tokyo International Short Film Festival and the Munich New Wave Short Film Festival.11​

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Nowadays, Maria is working on the post-production of her debut feature, Un desvelo de indocilidad (A Wakefulness of Indocility), an oneiric tale of an insomniac candy taster targeted by a sect, which she writes and directs, adapting her novel of the same name to the big screen.​​​

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​​María resides somewhere in beautiful and mysterious rural Mexico, where she enjoys conversations about literature and cinema with her husband, all the while attending to the endless demands of her two exasperating cats.​

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Academic training:​

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• Bachelor's Degree in Psychology - Tepeyac University (2002-2006).

  • Honorable mention by the Graduation Department for being the 1st student of her generation to graduate and for the best graduation paper (thesis) of 2007: Incidence of anorexia and bulimia nervosa in a group of female ballet dancers. 

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• Musical Comedy - Artestudio Performing Arts Center (2004-2008).

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• Literary Creation - SOGEM (General Society of Writers of Mexico) (2010-2012).

  • Selected by Mexican short story writer Gerardo de la Torre for the “Writer of Melodrama” scholarship from Telemundo and Carlos Romero, creator of “Las Tres Marías” (Televisa); taught by Héctor Forero (Amor de mis amores, 2004) (2011-2012).

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• Diploma in Psychiatry - Siglo XXI Hospital (2011-2012).

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• Symposium “Eating disorders: Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa” - National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán (2012).

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• “Film Directing” course, taught by Diego Luna at the Monterrey Institute of Technology (2014).

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• Master of Cinematography - Altrafílmica (2015-2017).

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• “Film Editing” Course - Center for Cinematographic Studies (CEC) (2017).​

  • Awarded a scholarship and selected as the only pupil of the film editor and director Juan Pablo Cortés (Amar te duele, 2002; Luciana, 2010).

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Work experience

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• “‘Summer by 'Loren Burr’” catwalk model, by Palacio de Hierro (2001).

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• Featured extra (2004-2009):

  • CLAP (Roberto Gómez Jr., Televisa, 2003).

  • Reb3lde (Pedro Damián, Televisa, 2004).

  • Los Sánchez (Ángel Mele, TV Azteca, 2004).

  • Pobre rico, pobre (Ángel Mele, TV Azteca, 2008).

  • Capadocia (HBO, 2008).

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• Musical theater actress (2004-2009):

  • “Lori” - Newsies (Teatro Ciudadela, 2004).

  • “Mrs. Darling” - Peter Pan (Foro Cultural Chapultepec, 2005).

  • “Bella” - Beauty and the Beast (Teatro Independencia, 2006).

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• Musical theatre director - La Vie Boheme (2007-2009).

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• Film correspondent and columnist - F.I.L.M.E. Magazine (2012-2014).

  • Interviewing local and international Music, T.V. and Film personalities such as:​

    • Alfonso CUARÓN, Alejandro GONZÁLEZ IÑÁRRITU, James CAMERON, Daniel CRAIG, Daniel GIMÉNEZ CACHO, Carlos “Chicken” MUÑOZ, Eugenio DERBEZ, Leonardo DiCAPRIO, Blanca GUERRA, Aislinn DERBEZ, Vadhir DERBEZ, Enrique RUBIO, Paulina GOTO, Joaquín BISSNER, Tessa IA.​

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• Psychologist - Research Area of the Neurological Center, ABC Medical Center, Santa Fe Campus (2012-2013).

  • Collaborator in the scientific journal Anales Médicos.

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• Literary editor - Soap opera Cachito de Cielo, by Roberto Gómez Jr. (son of Roberto Gómez Bolaños “Chespirito”) (2012).

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• Winner of the “Leyendas de Puebla” (Leyends of Puebla) script contest by CIE (OCESA) and the Government of the State of Puebla, México (2013).

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• Screenwriter and director - Short film Nothing is what it seems (Luminosa Films, 2013), presented at the Felipe Villanueva Forum (Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico) and at the Cine Sin Muros Festival (La Magdalena Contreras, CDMX).

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• Winner of the “Luis Buñuel” contest by CONACULTA (now the Ministry of Culture) and Canal 22 (Channel 22, 2014).

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• Promotional programming scriptwriter - Canal 22 (2014-2015):​

  • Cinema 22.

  • ¡Clic, Clac!

  • Cineteca de Oro.

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• Screenwriter and director of broadcasters - Canal 22 (2014-2015):

  • The Music with Manzanero (writing scripts for Café Tacvba, Sin Bandera, former Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and Natalia Lafourcade, among others).

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• Guionista y directora - Cortometraje El regalo (Luminosa Films, 2014), presentado en el Festival Pantalla de Cristal de la Cineteca Nacional de México.

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• Head of scriptwriters and animation supervisor - "Capacítate para el empleo" (Train for Employment), Carlos Slim Foundation (2015-2017).

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• Production Assistant - Feature Film Sátiros (Roberto Mares, 2017).

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• Guest - FilmeRadio, broadcast on Radio Instituto Politécnico Nacional (95.7 FM). As part of the Jewish Film Festival in Mexico.

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• Art Director - Liverpool Magazine (2018).

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• Instructor of the course “Acting Technique ‘Practical Aesthetics’” - Deportivo Miguel Alemán and Parque Naucalli (January to August, 2022).

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Literary work

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• Amnesty (Luminosa Publishing, 2018).

Genre: Literary Fiction.

Themes: Migration, racial equality, species conservation.

Language: Spanish.

Number of pages: 227.

Summary (2nd edition): Cassandra becomes a migrant after escaping the earthquake that devastates her nation during the "Period of the Vultures." Attached to the one who will make her lose control of time, she glimpses the meaning of death, while increasingly identifying with the vultures in her desperation to find companionship. In her debut novel, the director presents a poetic prose narrated about the unstructured cognitions of dependency. Psychological and dreamlike in character, the work is based on the approaches of Peter Sloterdijk's 'Estrangement from the World'. It also transforms the concept of death linked to the Catholic celebrations of 'All Souls Day' and 'All Saints Day' in Mexico.

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• Steve's canotier: Life and Truth (Luminosa Publishing, 2020).

Genre: Literary fiction, psycho-philosophy.

Themes: Family dynamics, academic corruption, astrophysics.

Language: Spanish.

Number of pages: 286.

Summary: Amadeo Gastrell is a NASA candidate who becomes embroiled in the academic pursuits of his prestigious university, experiencing a conflict with his scientific goals. His brother Duncan takes advantage of Amadeo's outdated ethics, as he focuses his energy on interpreting the light of the aurora borealis and recognizing universal feminine freedom. In her second novel, the director presents a psychophilosophical work with cinematic editing, a mixture of second-person narrative and point-of-view sequences. Dreamlike in character, this literary work is based on the writings of Arthur Schopenhauer, compiled in The Two Fundamental Problems of Ethics, and takes Sigmund Freud's perspective on psychic dynamics to the extreme. He also incorporates Immanuel Kant's concept of ethics into his characters and implements a new perception of asceticism.

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​A Wakefulness of Indocility (Luminosa Publishing, 2021).

Genre: Literary fiction, dreamlike-psychological thriller, play (theatrical).

Themes: Daydreaming, intimacy, lost childhood, cults, substance abuse.

Language: Spanish.

Number of pages: 268.

Summary: Gertrudis's lost childhood generated an obsession with the ideal home, forcing her to invade the privacy of others. She will confront a subsistence system flawed by social values, accompanied by eight friends determined to hide their feelings. In her third novel, the director presents a work of dramatic narrative structured as a theatrical piece. Psychological and dreamlike in nature, the work is based on Eric Erikson's theories of psychosocial development and, in its extensive interpretation, builds on Sigmund Freud's Die Traumdeutung. It also incorporates the key concept of Abraham Maslow's work, "A Theory of Human Motivation".

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Filmography

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​As Production Assistant:​

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• Satyrs (Roberto Mares, 2017).

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​As Screenwriter and Director:​

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Feature Film: (Post-production):

 

• Un desvelo de indocilidad (A WAKEFULNESS OF INDOCILITY)

Starring: Julie Díaz, Robbie Kett, Vale Barros, Onésima Teresita, JACC, Topanga McPhee.

Production and editing: Roberto Eduardo Arenas Farquet.

Running time: Approximately 3 hours.

Release date: Late 2025 - Early 2026 (Winter)

Country: Mexico.

Production company: Pertúrpure Cinema, Panspermia Entertainment and Luminosa Films.

Language: Spanish with English subtitles.

Synopsis: A candy taster with insomnia attempts to liberate her sexual impulses through a trip to her inner world. Her lost childhood exposed, she becomes the target of a subsistence-based cult whose goal is the irruption of intimacy.

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Short Films:

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• Ni tú ni yo (NEITHER YOU NOR I)

Starring: Emir Martínez, Ismael Osorio, and the voice of Tarsicia Ugarte.

Production and editing: Roberto Eduardo Arenas Farquet.

Running time: 3 minutes, 56 seconds.

Release date: July 9, 2021.

Country: Mexico.

Production company: Pertúrpure Cinema and Luminosa Films.

Language: Spanish with English subtitles.

Synopsis: Nacho and Julio ignore their feelings for Marcela to give free rein to their most prosaic desires. The actions of these two friends will force someone to face desolation. But who?​

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• Extraviar los conejos (MISPLACE THE RABBITS)

Starring: Robbie Kett and the voice of Babi Rouz.

Production and editing: Roberto Eduardo Arenas Farquet.

Running time: 4 minutes, 15 seconds.

Release date: September 15, 2021.

Country: Mexico.

Production company: Pertúrpure Cinema and Luminosa Films.

Language: Spanish with English subtitles.

Synopsis: A girl, under pressure from her parents for her childish eating habits and tastes, is abandoned in the care of a neighbor during the family holidays. The girl will experience flashbacks to the events that have hurt her.

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• Somos un motivo (WE ARE A MOTIVE)

Starring: Martha Parada, Bernardo Vega, Alexis Cárdenas, Katia Castarrossi.

Production and editing: Roberto Eduardo Arenas Farquet.

Running time: 18 minutes, 17 seconds.

Release date: November 17, 2021.

Country: Mexico.

Production company: Pertúrpure Cinema and Luminosa Films.

Language: Spanish with English subtitles.

Synopsis: Elvira and Florencia are cousins living under the moralizing and bullying attitude of their parents. Drugs, threesomes, and hypocrisy will lead them to Mau. The trio may never find their convictions.

 

• Amor sin féretro (LOVE WITHOUT A CASKET)

Interpretan: Mirsha Solorio, Ángel Carbellido, Alexis Cárdenas.

Producción y montaje: Roberto Eduardo Arenas Farquet.

Duración: 6 minutos.
Fecha de estreno: 2 de febrero, 2022.

País: México.
Productora: Pertúrpure Cinema y Luminosa Films.

Idioma: Español con subtítulos en Inglés.

Synopsis: Yearning to lose herself in unrequited love, Luz recalls her obsession with the object of her desire. Convinced she's taken possession of a part of him, she plunges into an abyss of her own making.

 

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Awards and nominations:​

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• Some of the director's awards include:

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• Ni tú ni yo (NEITHER YOU NOR I):

  • Best Female Director - Gully International Film Festival (Patna, India).

  • Best Director - World's Best Filmmaker Awards (Nawada, India).

  • Semifinalist for Best International Short Film - NexGn International Short Film Festival (Maharashtra, India).

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• Extraviar los conejos (MISPLACE THE RABBITS):

  • Best Human Rights Film - New Wave Short Film Festival (Munich, Germany).

  • Best Short Film - Roma Short Film Festival (Rome, Italy).

  • Semifinalist for Best Short Film - Adamawa International Film Festival (Jimeta, Nigeria).

  • Nominated for Best Director - Tokyo International Short Film Festival (Tokyo, Japan).

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• Somos un motivo (WE ARE A MOTIVE)

  • Best Writer - 195 Countries Film Festival (Bihar, India).

  • Best Foreign Short Film - Nawada International Film Festival (Nawada, India).

  • Quarterfinalist for Best Short Film - Serbest IFF (Kishinev, Republic of Moldova).

  • Honorable Mention - Indie Online Film Festival (kyiv, Ukraine).

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• Amor sin féretro (LOVE WITHOUT A CASKET)

  • Best Women's Rights Film - First Women Film Fest / Close Film Festival (Tehran, Iran).

  • Best Silent Short Film - Nawada International Film Festival (Nawada, India).

  • Best Experimental Film - Cannes Shorts (Cannes, France).

  • Best Experimental Short Film - Gothamite Monthly Film Awards (New York, USA).

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• Un desvelo de indocilidad (A WAKEFULNESS OF INDOCILITY) Teaser Trailer

  • Best Trailer - Rohip International Film Festival (Kallal, Tamil Nadu, India).​​

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• Complete list of awards, nominations and official selections (64 laurels):

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• Ni tú ni yo (Neither You Nor I):

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        Guttercast Festival

Online Event
United States
October 9, 2021
North American Premiere

Official Selection

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Indie Online Film Award

Kyiv (Kiev)
Ukraine
October 31, 2021

Ukranian Premiere

Official Selection

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Bitesize Film Festival

Online Event

United Kingdom

November 1, 2021

Online Premiere

Official Selection

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NexGn International Short Film Festival

Pune, Maharashtra

India
December 29, 2021

Maharashtra Premiere (Utsav Lawns & Gardens)

Best International Short Film Semi-Finalist

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Cooper Awards

Online Event
Czech Republic

December 10, 2021

Online Premiere

Official Selection

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World's Best Filmmaker Award

Nawada, Bihar
India
September 2, 2022
Indian Premiere (Girja Palace)

World's Best Director Award Winner

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Thokoza Film Festival

Thokoza (Tokoza), Gauteng
South Africa
October 26, 2022
South African Premiere (Sam Ntuli Sports Centre)

Best Short Film & Best International Actress Nominee

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Gully International Film Festival (GIFF)

Patna, Bihar
India
December 20, 2022
Bihar Premiere (Boring Road)

Best Female Director Winner

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Kalakari Film Fest

Patna, Bihar
India
March 18, 2023
Patna Premiere
Best Short Film Nominee

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Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions by Lift-Off Global Network

Buckinghamshire

United Kingdom

May 1, 2023

British Premiere

Official Selection

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• Extraviar los conejos (Misplace the Rabbits):

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Abbey Film Festival

London, England

United Kingdom

September 30, 2021

Online Premiere

Official Selection

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Berlin Flash Film Festival

Berlin
Germany
September 30, 2021
German Premiere (Zoo Palast)

Best Super Short Drama Nominee

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Guttercast Festival

Online Event

United States October 9, 2021

Online Premiere

Official Selection

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Sweden Film Awards

Stockholm
Sweden
October 3, 2021
Swedish Premiere
Best Editing Super Short Film Semi-Finalist

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Adamawa Film Festival

Jimeta, Adamawa
Nigeria
October 29, 2021
Nigerian Premiere (Fastnet Cinema)

Best Short Film Semi-Finalist

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Bettiah International Film Festival

Bettiah, Bihar
India
November 22, 2021

Indian Premiere (Town Hall)

Official Selection

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Gully International Film Festival

Patna, Bihar
India
November 30, 2021
Patna Premiere (Boring Road)

Best Short Film

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New York Tri-State International Film Festival

New York, New York

United States
March 20, 2022
North American Premiere

Best Micro Film

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Roma Short Film Festival

Rome
Italy
April 3, 2022

Italian Premiere

Best Micro Film

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New Wave Short Film Festival

Munich, Bavaria

Germany
April 4, 2022

Online Premiere

Best Human Rights

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Tokyo International Short Film Festival

Tokyo
Japan
April 4, 2022
Japanese Premiere
Best Female Director Nominee

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MegaFlix Film Awards

Gloucester, England

United Kingdom

September 4, 2022

British Premiere

Best Poster

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Dulcísimo Ovario Festival de Video y Cine Femenino

Pachuca, Hidalgo
Mexico
September 26, 2022
Mexican Premiere (Centro Cultural del Ferrocarril)

Official Selection

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Rohip International Film Festival

Tamil Nadu, Sivaganga
India
December 7, 2022
Indian Premiere (Indira Nagar, Kallal)

Best Trailer

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Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions by Lift-Off Global Network

Buckinghamshire
United Kingdom
May 1, 2023

Buckinghamshire Premiere

Official Selection

 

• Somos un motivo (We Are a Motive):​

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Indie Online Film Award

Kyiv (Kiev)
Ukraine
February 26, 2022

Ukranian Premiere

Honorable Mention

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Paradise Film Festival

Budapest, Pest
Hungary
March 3, 2022
Hungarian Premiere (Fő Utca 4)

Official Selection

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Shiny Sparkle Independent Online Film Festival

Online Event

Austria
March 20, 2022

Online Premiere

Official Selection

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Golden Wheat Awards

İstanbul, Turkey
Turkey
March 31, 2022
Turkish Premiere (International Cinema Community)

Official Selection

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195 Countries Film Festival

Patna, Bihar
India
May 15, 2022
Indian Premiere (Ashoka Resort, Nawada)

Best Writer Award Winner

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Ashoka International Film Festival

Nawada, Bihar
India
August 4, 2022
Bihar Premiere (Hisua, Nawada)

Best Female Director Award Winner

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World's Best Filmmaker Award

Nawada, Bihar
India
September 2, 2022
Nawada Premiere (Girja Palace)

World's Best Filmmaker Award Winner

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MegaFlix Film Awards

Gloucester, England
United Kingdom
September 4, 2022
British Premiere
Best Poster/Press Kit Winner

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Serbest International Film Festival (SIFF)

Kishinev
Moldova, Republic of
September 5, 2022
Moldovian Premiere (Odeon Theater)

Best Short Film Quarter-Finalist

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Nawada International Film Festival

Nawada, Bihar
India
September 18, 2022
Nawada Premiere (Grill Inn [िल ईन] Hotel Maharaja)
Best Female Director Award Winner / Best Foreign Short Award Winner

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Asia Film Festival

Mumbai
India
October 20, 2022

Online Premiere

Official Selection

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Subathra International Film Festival

Tirupattur, Tamil Nadu
India
December 7, 2022
Tamil Nadu Premiere (Onsky)

Best Editor Award Winner

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Rohip International Film Festival

Chennai, Tamil Nadu
India
December 7, 2022
Chennai Premiere (Raviprasad Film Labs)
Best Editor Award Winner / Best Trailer Award Winner

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Indo-Singapore International Film Festival

Kallal, Sivaganga
India
December 20, 2022
(27, Indra Nagar, Kallal)

Best Editor Award Winner

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Gully International Film Festival

Patna, Bihar
India
December 20, 2022
Patna Premiere (Boring Road)

Best Short Film Award Winner

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AltFF Alternative Film Festival

Toronto, Ontario
Canada
December 21, 2022

Canadian Premiere
Best Film Poster Nominee

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Gulf Indie International Film Festival

Dubai, Dubai
United Arab Emirates
December 24, 2022
Emirati Premiere (Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road, Dubai Sports City)

Best Editor Award Winner

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NexGn International Short Film Festival

Pune, Maharashtra
India
January 29, 2023
Maharashtra Premiere (Utsav Lawns & Gardens)
Best Writer Finalist / Best International Actress Finalist

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Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions by Lift-Off Global Network

Buckinghamshire
United Kingdom
May 1, 2023

Buckinghamshire Premiere

Official Selection​

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• Amor sin féretro (Love Without a Casket):

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Bizarrya Short Film Festival

Porto (Oporto)

Portugal

February 15, 2022

Online Premiere

Official Selection

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Indie Online Film Award

Kyiv (Kiev)
Ukraine
February 26, 2022

Ukranian Premiere

Honorable Mention

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Gothamite Monthly Film Awards

New York, New York
United States
March 1, 2022
North American Premiere (Syndicated Bar Theater Kitchen, 40 Bogart St)

Best Experimental Short of the Month Award Winner

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Filmysea International Short Film Festival

Dombivli, Maharashtra

India
March 25, 2022
Indian Premiere

Official Selection

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International Brightlight Film Festival

Los Angeles, California
United States
April 13, 2022
Los Angeles Premiere (Westin Hotel Self Parking, Century Blvd)

Official Selection

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Cannes Shorts

Cannes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

France
May 1, 2022
French Premiere (Cineum Cannes)

Best Experimental Film Nominee

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Golden Giraffe International Film Festival

Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

France
April 3, 2022
Nice Premiere (Pathé Masséna)

Official Selection

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First Women Film Festival

Tabriz, East Azerbaijan
Iran, Islamic Republic of
June 30, 2022
Iranian Premiere (Art Film Tabriz)

Women's Rights Award Winner

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Dulcísimo Ovario Festival de Cine y Video Femenino

Pachuca, Hidalgo
Mexico
September 22, 2022
Mexican Premiere (Centro Cultural del Ferrocarril)

Official Selection

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Nawada International Film Festival

Nawada, Bihar
India
September 18, 2022
Bihar Premiere (Grill Inn [िल ईन] Hotel Maharaja)
Best Experimental Short Award Winner / Best Silent Short/Feature Award Winner

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Golden Sand International Film Festival

İstanbul
Turkey
September 20, 2022
Turkish Premiere (Grand Pera Emek Sahnesi)

Honorable Mention

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Ekurhuleni International Film Festival

Germiston, Gauteng
South Africa
November 24, 2022
South African Premiere (Dumisani Masilela)

Best Editing Finalist

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NexGn International Short Film Festival

Pune, Maharashtra
India
January 29, 2023
Maharashtra Premiere (Utsav Lawns & Gardens)
Best Art Coordinator Semi-Finalist / Best Assistant Director Semi-Finalist

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Horror Unleashed

Porto (Oporto)

Portugal
November 30, 2022 Portuguese Premiere

Official Selection

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Bettiah International Film Festival

Bettiah, Bihar

India

December 15, 2022
Bettiah Premiere (Town Hall)

Best Foreign Short Award Winner

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Sittannavasal International Film Festival

Chennai, Tamil Nadu
India
December 18, 2022
Chennai Premiere (Raviprasad Film Labs)

Best Trailer Award Winner

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Gully International Film Festival

Patna, Bihar
India
December 20, 2022
Patna Premiere (Boring Road)

Best Editing Award Winner

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Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival

Athens, Attica
Greece
January 4, 2023
Greek Premiere (Diana Cinema)

Honorable Mention

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London International Monthly Film Festival

London, England
United Kingdom
June 10, 2023
British Premiere (Λονδίνο, Αγγλία)

Best Short Film Finalist

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Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions by Lift-Off Global Network

Buckinghamshire
United Kingdom
May 1, 2023

Buckinghamshire Premiere

Official Selection

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Femifilms

Barcelona, Barcelona Spain
September 1, 2023

Spanish Premiere

Official Selection

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Corto Creativo Short Film Festival

Tijuana, Baja California
Mexico
September 4, 2023
Mexican Premiere (Universidad de las Californias internacional)

Official Selection

 

• Un desvelo de indocilidad (A Wakefulness of Indocility) Teaser Trailer:

 

Rohip International Film Festival​

Kallal, Tamil Nadu

India

November 4, 2024

Best Trailer​

Janjira International Film Festival
Janjira, Maharashtra

India

December 31, 2024

Official Selection

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Links​:

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1. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrws_xsGbedPiCvf_dwtDqu6QodHv1tYR

2. https://www.litres.ru/book/roberto-aymes/panorama-del-jazz-en-mexico-durante-el-siglo-

   xx-65772969/chitat-onlayn/page-2/

3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOFc0rd1R_g

4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIU1b_bbW_s

5. https://www.produ.com/paises/noticias/big-brother-3r-con-mas-de-500-mil-inscritos/

6. https://repositorio.unam.mx/contenidos/incidencia-de-la-anorexia-y-bulimia-nerviosa-en-

   un-grupo-de-bailarinas-de-ballet-105439?

   c=plxdQ8&d=false&q=*:*&i=1&v=1&t=search_0&as=0

7. https://www.medigraphic.com/pdfs/abc/bc-2012/bc121b.pdf

8. https://www.filmemagazine.mx/kardex/show_perfil.php?usuario_id=62

9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvoqmuxYIo0

10. https://www.malagaldia.es/2021/05/21/cazalibros-amnistia-o-un-gran-descubrimiento-

venido-de-mexico/
11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKqMqjAPoq0

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Books:

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Amnistía (2018): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45069954-amnist-a? from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=IVhnXy3CyJ&rank=1

El canotier de Steve: La verdad y la vida (2020): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51080367-el- canotier-de-steve?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=IVhnXy3CyJ&rank=2

Un desvelo de indocilidad (2021): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57577627-un-desvelo- de-indocilidad?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=IVhnXy3CyJ&rank=3

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Short films:

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Ni tú ni yo (2021): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27031164/?language=es-mx

Extraviar los conejos (2021): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26912229/

Somos un motivo (2021): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27033083/

Amor sin féretro (2022): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27011929/? ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_1_nm_0_q_amor%2520sin%2520feretro

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Feature film:

Un desvelo de indocilidad: Vol. 1 (postproducción): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27169915/? ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_un%2520desvelo