Jose Fernando Rodriguez
Directing
Biography
José F Rodriguez is a film festival programmer and a shorts filmmaker living and working in New York City. He has directed five shorts since 2017, including: the documentary short ADOLESCENCIA (2017) and the experimental shorts Mama,mama (2018) and JUNGLE X (2022).
Known For
An insomniac finally grapples with the root cause of her sleepless nights.
UNDERLYING
A man interrogates a sinister priest - a mysterious individual who committed a twisted murder.
PENITENCE
A group of women convene at a party with a plan in mind - but the plans are interrupted by a lack of consensus on next steps.
VAMPIN'
A son films his middle-aged mother as she undertakes a hallucinatory trip down memory lane, recollecting her superficially idyllic childhood in 1960’s Puerto Rico.
Mama,mama
A miserable couple, undergoing a crossroads in their marriage, decide to give their relationship one last shot - and pursue an unconventional exercise to try to fix their marital discord.
TOTALLY NORMAL
A father reflects on his strict upbringing in early 1960’s Puerto Rico, as Hi8 videos - filmed by his son - reveal his son's fascination with violence during his carefree, playful youth.
JUNGLE X
An out-of-shape young man goes on a run one evening and quickly finds himself lost in a deserted neighborhood – where he is confronted by his innermost fear…
DEAD-END
Comprised of Hi8 videos, ADOLESCENCIA presents a portrait of a teenage boy in 2002 Puerto Rico who films odd and unusual movie vignettes by himself – and tries to get a girl’s attention in the process.