LA VIDA ES UN CARNAVAL
LA VIDA ES UN CARNAVAL
Synopsis
In a small rural Mexican community where traditions are strongly valued, a marginal LGBT group wants to organize for the first time a gay pride parade during the well-known and very special annual village carnival. A transgender movie star is called in to help them provoking a very unexpected showdown.
Info
Year: 2022
Country: France
Type: Documentary
Duration: 52:00
Formats: DCP, H264, ProRes
Spoken language: French
Subtitles: English
Team
Director: Fernando Colin Roque
Screenwriter: Fernando Colin Roque
Producers: Edwina Liard, Nidia Santiago
Co-production: Le Fresnoy
Produced by: Ikki Films
Director's Bio
Fernando Colin Roque (Mexico, 1989) graduated in Arts from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). His first short film “That’s the way it is” (2007) wins the prize of the best university short film. In 2008, he writes and directs “The song of Bajio” documentary that won the prize of Best Photography and Special Mention in the Mexican Documentary Category for the film festival DOCSMX. In 2009, he studied in the Talent Campus Guadalajara in association with Berlinale Talent Campus. In 2011, he directs “The the most living shout” a documentary production of the Ministry of Culture of Mexico. Between 2012 and 2016, he directed and produced several institutional, advertising and cultural videos and TV shows. In 2018, he’s admitted to “Le Fresnoy” (National Contemporary Arts Studio, France) as part of the 2020 promotion, developping his work under the guidance of Bela Tarr. His latest film “Yollotl” was presented in “avant première” at the Nuit Blanche Kyoto 2020 and premiered as part of the International Competition in the 24th edition of the Kurzfilmtage Winterthur Festival in Switzerland.
Director's Filmography
La Vida es un Carnaval (2021, feature)
Yollotl (2020, short)
Hope: A History of Sustainability (2016, short)
The Millennial (2014, short)
The Most Living Shout (2012, short)
The Song of Bajio (2008, short)
That’s the Way It Is (2007, short)
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