
Uriel Reyes
Directing
Biography
Independent filmmaker born in the southern part of Mexico City. He completed his undergraduate studies in cinematography at ENAC – UNAM, specializing in directing and production. In his fiction works, he aims to extrapolate his characters' emotional and mental states through visual elements inspired by expressionism. Additionally, he has ventured into live cinema, engaging in the live manipulation of audiovisual pieces through code and programming. His versatility and creativity are evident in his exploration of new forms of cinematic expression. It's worth noting that in 2022, he served as a young jury member at the Black Canvas Festival, underscoring his recognition and active involvement in the contemporary cinematic scene.
Known For

Two young women try to adapt to a new city: nostalgia, loneliness, friendship and family are mixed throughout the emotional process of both characters. A reflection on the sense of belonging and the experience of being a foreigner.
One Way Trip

Miranda is a university student working on a thesis on haiku, with an experimental twist that her advisor doesn't understand. She also bought a painting of the sea that is losing water.
Wild Chrysanthemums Between the Pages of My Journal I Put a Flower

Filomena is a 16-year-old girl, who after an accident discovers that she will experience an extraordinary transformation.
Blooming

A young pregnant woman is invaded by images of postpartum psychosis, which could lead her to attack the baby or her own life.
Syndrome

Diana, a young woman who suffers from social anxiety, works in the supermarket which forces her to face her biggest fears; unable to communicate with others, she takes refuge in an ideal dream: a still and silent world where she can be free but gradually and without noticing this place threatens to swallow her into oblivion.
Empty Shelves

Basil is an eight year old kid who gets lost exploring a department store while his mother is distracted. Playing among the clothing racks, Basil uses his imagination and begins a fantastic and frightening adventure, of wich he may never be able to scape.
Liquidation

A day in the daily life of Man, an evicted adult who travels through the city before making a decision that will change his life.
Not Forever on Earth

Regina receives news, she has obtained a scholarship to study abroad; she must decide whether to make the decision to leave or stay beside the people she loves.
Ahí donde no estamos

During the trip back from their vacation, a young couple is stranded in the middle of the road and they lose all forms of communication, including each other.
En el camino

Three friends talk about the legend of ´the caves of the air´, an ancestral site near a village where many people have disappeared mysteriously.
The Caves of the Air

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

Members of the voluntary Human Extinction Movement in Mexico try to convince people not to procreate to achieve gradual human extinction. Soon, an involuntary event will put their ideas into perspective: a pandemic.
Bad Days Won't Last

Documentary that explores the value of play and the ways we learn by playing through testimonies of mexican game developers.
Designing Fun

Sylvia and Ximena meet again a few years after not seeing each other. Ttheir old passion will resurface amidst insecurities caused by a previous breakup. Whether or not they will continue together will depend on the longing to fulfill an old shared dream.
Till Nightfall Meets Us

The chip pulsed the time on the sand-colored foam. A flux of memory-images evokes unfamiliar familiar landscapes; liberated files and a.i. images juxtapose in a frenetic hauntological broth of lost futures.
Cable-Nuclear Memories

A group of writers from Hidalgo get together to generate their works and create a community around literature.
Prosa y verso de una identidad
A lost and disoriented being awakens on a planet filled with sand, sea, and a forest that holds the deepest secrets of its being.