Manuel Muñoz Valdez
Directing
Biography
He studied Communication Sciences at the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences of UNAM. Later, he enrolled in the Bachelor's Degree in Cinematography at the National School of Cinematographic Arts of UNAM (formerly CUEC) in Mexico, specializing in Fiction Directing-Screenwriting and Cinematography. His work as a director has been featured in several international and Mexican film festivals, notably winning the "Best Student Short" award at the Moscow International Children’s Film Festival and the "Best World Student Short" at the World Indie Film Awards for his short film “Aún no te vayas” in 2023. His professional experience has extended to filmmaking and editing series for streaming platforms and advertising campaigns. He is currently developing new film projects within the fantasy and horror genres. His upcoming release is a short film, "Júpiter 4” (2025), a post-apocalyptic zombie story set in Mexico.
Known For
A young nurse with a domestic abuse past starts working the night shift at a small hospital, where, during the night, the ghost of a nurse materializes.
Night Shift
Jaime, a nostalgic old man, gets a device that can make him relive his memories, which he uses to see the last Christmas he lived with his family in 1995. This will show him that all memories have a price.
Christmases
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Compás al Aire
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El Vampiro de Coyoacán
Through an unsent letter, the author travels through time and recalls moments when love affected him intensely. Evocative images explore how pain and beauty intertwine with maturity on a journey guided by childhood friends, political disappointments, fleeting romances, and the loss of loved ones.
Yo sentí su amor
Poncho, an 8-year-old boy, becomes obsessed with finishing a time machine, since he wants to meet Papá Nacho, his grandfather, again; who passed away months ago.
Don't Go Yet
In an effort to forget his dead wife, an old man drowning in his memories decides, with the help of a young scavenger, to get rid of all the items of the home he formed with her.
Parece que va a nevar
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Más que un Juego
Emilia argues with her mother, not knowing that this would be her last conversation and her farewell to the earthly world. Now, on a plane between life and death, she will travel the path of the Day of the Dead in search of a connection with her past.
Memento Mori
The communities of San Martin Tilcajete and San Antonio Arrazola in Oaxaca, Mexico are best known for being the main source of the "Alebrijes" (wood carving) in the state; a relatively new but powerful tradition in mexican folklore. In both communities, there is a family that claims they're father started this tradition in all the state of Oaxaca.
Copal Dreams
In a post-zombie apocalyptic Mexico, Gabriela wanders around Mexico City with only one goal: to find her missing boyfriend.