Jorge Bolado
Directing
Biography
Jorge Evaristo Bolado Muñoz (b. 30 June 1961), better known simply as Jorge Bolado, is a Mexican filmmaker (director, producer, and screenwriter) from Veracruz. He is best known for directing Segundo siglo (Second Century), an experimental road film and cinephile essay that follows a film crew’s journey across Mexico, the United States, and parts of the United Kingdom and Ireland as a meditation on cinema entering its second century. Bolado began making films in Super 8 as a teenager and later studied philosophy at UNAM, communication at Universidad Iberoamericana, and film direction at CCC and CUEC (without completing those programs). His early work includes shorts in 16mm, 35mm, and video, spanning from the mid-1980s through 2000. Segundo siglo was shot over several years (beginning in 1995) and completed by 1999, with a Mexican theatrical release reported in May 2002. Alongside directing, Bolado also wrote and produced the film. In parallel with his production work, he has taught film for decades and has held academic roles in film education.
Known For
Verónica, a middle-aged highschool history teacher, leads a non eventful life: she has grownup children, grandchildren and a less than perfect marriage. This dynamic seems to be the only thing she can hold on to, as she battles a terminal illness. As she reluctantly accepts her fate, she meets Eva, an irreverent and misunderstood new student who unknowingly injects some life and enthusiasm back into her and provides her with the tools to deal with her destiny.
History Lessons
For over 35 years Yussuf Mume Saleh journeys at night to the outskirts of the walled city of Harar to bond with his beloved hyenas.
Hairat
Cenotes—sources of water that in ancient Mayan civilization were said to connect the real world and the afterlife. The past and present of the people living in and around them intersect, and distant memories echo throughout immersive scenes of light and darkness.
Cenote
A small film crew goes through several locations including Europe, New York and Mexico.
Second Century
A single mother discovers that her daughter displays signs of autism.
The Chaotic Life of Nada Kadic
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Avalón (Paleativo)
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Águas tranquilas, Águas profundas
26 filmmakers bring their own vision in order to find the truth about the missing students of Ayotzinapa.
Ayotzinapa 26
A heartless poet wants to rewrite his lost stories while talking with Ines, the woman who takes care of his fundamental needs.
La asunción de José
A short film about the endless fight of two woman. A Mexican and Bosnian co-production set in Sarajevo.
Fine
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Ángeles de octubre
The last peasant of a Mexican family has died and with him all wisdom has gone to work the land. Without agricultural experience, her daughter and her granddaughter will try one last planting to convince the grandmother to stay with the family land. Together you will find the vestiges of this man and his work.
Titixe
Javier decides to go to Denmark, where he will start a journey of silence, memories and changes. He will end up in Vederso, a little village where the masterpiece "Ordet" was made.