Nirvana Alfonso
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Biography
Nirvana Alfonso is a Mexican filmmaker and cinematographer born on August 3, 2000 in Mexico City. In 2018 she took the career and technical program in photography, film developing and press photography at the Escuela Nacional Preparatoria No. 8 Miguel E. Shultz. Her Service Learning was at Filmoteca UNAM where she worked on the project "Virtual Museum of cinematographic objects". She entered the National School of Cinematographic Arts in 2019. She directed the documentary short film "The Daughters of Daedalus" and the fiction short film "Macula", as well as co-photographed the documentary "Voluntad ajena" by Lorena G. Cuaxiloa; in addition to her role as producer, editor and post-producer in several student productions. She is currently in the process of obtaining her degree.
Known For
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
Filomena is a 16-year-old girl, who after an accident discovers that she will experience an extraordinary transformation.
Blooming
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
Ofelia is a 17-year-old girl who wastes her time hanging out with her friend Daphne, baking pot brownies and selling them around town. One day, while visiting her friend's workplace, she is captivated by a newly arrived fish. On impulse, she decides to steal it. However, this separates the two friends. Ofelia decides to look for Daphne in all the places they used to hang out.
Fish Head
Olivia notices a blood stain on her panties during her 8th birthday. After trying to remove the stain, she tells her mother, who assumes that she has started her menstrual cycle. After a couple of interactions with her older cousin, Ernesto, her mother is no longer sure what is going on, however, they will only be able to talk about it 10 years later.
Taint
Yolanda has a special relationship with objects, she obtains them, knows them and accumulates them. The protagonist bears witness to the bond she has with the objects she treasures and gives a glimpse of its origin: the loss and love; as we enter her living space, her home.