Luis Arturo Rodríguez
Directing
Biography
Luis Arturo Rodríguez is a Mexican cinematographer and director born on August 30th, 1999. He studied a major on Film and TV in Centro, a film school located in Mexico City. When he was 19, he directed his first shortfilm "Amado", which was presented in "Cineteca Mexiquense" and received national and international recognition. In 2020, he co-directed “Polaroids of Anxiety” a short film focused on the human struggles generated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The short film featured national and international film festivals, including “Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia”. Since then, Luis Arturo turned his focus to cinematography. In 2022 he was the cinematographer behind his classmates final projects including “Ha”, directed by Almendra Castro which was featured in FICM 2023.
Known For
Inside a room full of plants, a woman finds shelter from the outside world. Submerged in delirium, Alba experiences her withering.
Las plantas también mueren
After several years together, Noni makes a proposal to Julia that will take their relationship to the next level. Although she accepts, Julia’s body begins to show signs of rejection that become increasingly hard to ignore.
Crisálida
Jules, Elia, and Lucía, three sixteen-year-old friends, receive a mysterious box on the anniversary of their fourth friend Ale's death. Inside, they find a list of dreams and wishes Ale had wanted them to fulfill before her own life ended. Determined to honor their friend’s memory, they skip school and set out to accomplish each item on the list.
Life Goes On
A housewife is a slave to her own home. As she ages, she tries to remember who she was, and everything she ever wanted.
Vuelve
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Toque Reglamentario
Surrounded by soap and water: a workday for two women in a steam bath. Surrounded by a crowd of naked men and secrets whispered behind these curtains of steam, Alma and Ha are forced to reveal their own truth.
Ha
A canadian photographer gets trapped in Mexico during the 2020 pandemic lockdown, he narrates through voice notes and Polaroids his experience of having to deal with himself.
Polaroids of Anxiety
In an attempt to capture her subject, a photographer struggles against what remains beyond the frame.
Irrupciones
After planning his suicide, Amado realizes that the world is gonna end soon. Now, he feels the urge to find the meaning of life by spending time with his family and possibly finding a way to survive through the art of filmmaking.
Amado
Martha, a renowned pianist, faces an unexpected rupture when she becomes a mother and her daughter, Luna, is born deaf. Used to understanding the world through music, Martha’s reality fractures as she discovers that loving her child demands new ways of listening, speaking, and connecting. Between concert halls and moments of silence, she learns that motherhood is not only about care, but about accepting difference, translating emotion, and reinventing the bond with the person she loves most.
Lullaby
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