Eva Aridjis
Directing
Biography
Eva Aridjis Fuentes is a Mexican-American director and writer. She has directed six feature-length films: the narrative films The Favor and The Blue Eyes and the documentaries Goodbye Horses: The Many Lives of Q Lazzarus, Children of the Street, La Santa Muerte and Chuy, The Wolf Man. She also wrote on Narcos: Mexico and co-wrote the graphic novel Monarca, which was published by Harper Collins in 2022.
Known For
See the rise of the Guadalajara Cartel as an American DEA agent learns the danger of targeting narcos in 1980s Mexico.
Narcos: Mexico
A troubled teenager, left alone after his mother's sudden death, is befriended and offered a home by his mom's former boyfriend.
The Favor
In Mexico there is a cult that is rapidly growing- the cult of Saint Death. This female grim reaper, considered a saint by followers but Satanic by the Catholic Church, is worshiped by people whose lives are filled with danger and/or violence- criminals, gang members, transsexuals, sick people, drug addicts, and families living in rough neighborhoods. "La Santa Muerte" examines the origins of the cult and takes us on a tour of the altars, jails, and neighborhoods in Mexico where the saint's most devoted followers can be found.
Saint Death
In this supernatural suspense film, Karen Fisher and Paul Henderson, a young American couple, travel to Chiapas, Mexico on holiday. While there they have an encounter with a witch that changes their lives forever.
The Blue Eyes
Jesus 'Chuy' Aceves and a dozen living members of his extended family suffer from the very rare condition of congenital hypertrichosis, meaning they were born with excessive hair on their faces and bodies. Due to their appearance, they suffer from discrimination in all areas of their lives: the children are made fun of at school and abandoned by their 'non-hairy' parents, and the adults cannot find work unless they choose to exhibit themselves as freaks in circuses. This moving and visually arresting documentary is a portrait of Chuy and his family members. It examines their day-to-day lives and their struggle to find love, acceptance and employment.
Chuy, The Wolf Man
A feature documentary about the life and music of singer-songwriter Diane Luckey, also known as Q Lazzarus. Q sang the hit song 'Goodbye Horses', which appeared in the Jonathan Demme films Married to the Mob and Silence of the Lambs, and had a brief moment of fame in the late 1980s/early 1990s before mysteriously disappearing for 25 years.
Goodbye Horses: The Many Lives of Q Lazzarus
“Children of the Street” examines the gritty reality of four children living on the streets of Mexico City. Filmed during September and December of 2001, this dramatic and moving documentary follows Marcos, Erika, Antonio and Juan as they get high, visit their families, and struggle to survive in the world’s largest metropolis.
Children of the Street
A collection of experimental shorts by female directors curated by Rita Gonzalez and features the shorts Bathing the Baby by Semefo, Taxidermy by Eva Aridijis, I, Bear by Helen Mirra Self Dial by Caroline Koebel, Removed by Naomi Uman, Deep Creep by Kate Haug, and Hawi by Ximena Cuevas.