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Documentarian Tatiana Huezo on the Challenges of Transitioning to Fiction With ‘Noche de Fuego’

Manuel Betancourt — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 22:36:28 +0000

Few projects coming from Latin America are currently as highly anticipated as Noche de fuego. A loose film adaptation of Jennifer Clement’s bestselling novel, Prayers for the Stolen, the 2020 release will mark the first fiction feature from acclaimed documentary filmmaker Tatiana Huezo. Known for El lugar más pequeño and Tempestad, both projects which tackled the

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5 Latin American Women Who Deserve an Oscar Nomination This Awards Season

Carlos Aguilar — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 19:07:33 +0000

In the past several years, every conversation regarding Latin Americans and the Oscars always leads to the three male Mexican powerhouses that have become household names: Alfonso Cuarón, Guillermo del Toro, and Alejandro González Iñárritu. This year, Guillermo del Toro, is in the running for The Shape of Water. Outside of those famous creators, plenty

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20 Latina Directors You Should Know

Manuel Betancourt — Mon, 27 Mar 2017 18:32:36 +0000

Back in October 2015, Women in Film launched the #52FilmsByWomen campaign. The brief was simple: pledge and commit to watching (at least) one film directed by a female filmmaker a week. It sounds easy enough. That it would be a challenge at all spoke more to the systemic sexism that plagues filmmaking. In Hollywood alone, the

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Tatiana Huezo on ‘Tempestad,’ Her Poetic Doc About a Childhood Friend’s Wrongful Imprisonment

Manuel Betancourt — Mon, 20 Jun 2016 19:04:59 +0000

Tatiana Huezo’s masterful documentary Tempestad is both lyrical and political. Focused on the violence and impunity that afflicts Mexico, the film is driven by the voices of two women, Miriam and Adela. As we listen to their stories, Huezo offers us images of the cross-country journey that Miriam took after being released from a cartel-run prison,

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TRAILER: ‘Tempestad’ Is a Heartbreaking Look at Life After Being Wrongfully Imprisoned

Andrew S. Vargas — Fri, 08 Apr 2016 20:35:08 +0000

Tatiana Huezo received a box full of poems from a childhood friend whom she hadn’t seen in 10 years. She didn't know they'd turn into her next film.

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