Jesusa Rodríguez

All Things Were Now Overtaken By Silence (2010)

Carefully shot in black and white, All Things Were Now Overtaken by Silence is a meditation on the filming of a strange play: a fascinating monologue by actress, director, performance artist and political activist Jesusa Rodriguez of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicolás Pereda
CAST:  Jesusa Rodríguez

Carefully shot in black and white, All Things Were Now Overtaken by Silence is a meditation on the filming of a strange play: a fascinating monologue by actress, director, performance artist and political activist Jesusa Rodriguez of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicolás Pereda
CAST:  Jesusa Rodríguez

Juarez: The City Where Women Are Disposable (2007)

Femicide is a growing phenomenon in Mexico. Since 1993, more than 450 women have been brutally murdered in Ciudad Juarez.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Flores
CAST:  Vanessa Bauche  •  Lydia Cacho  •  Carmen Huete  •  Ofelia Medina

Femicide is a growing phenomenon in Mexico. Since 1993, more than 450 women have been brutally murdered in Ciudad Juarez.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alex Flores
CAST:  Vanessa Bauche  •  Lydia Cacho  •  Carmen Huete  •  Ofelia Medina

Chavela (2017)

Inspired by an exclusive interview and performance footage of Chavela Vargas shot in 1991 and guided by her unique voice, the film weaves an arresting portrait of a woman who dared to dress, speak, sing, and dream her unique life into being.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Catherine Gund  •  Daresha Kyi
CAST:  Chavela Vargas  •  Pedro Almodóvar  •  Miguel Bosé  •  Martirio

Inspired by an exclusive interview and performance footage of Chavela Vargas shot in 1991 and guided by her unique voice, the film weaves an arresting portrait of a woman who dared to dress, speak, sing, and dream her unique life into being.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Catherine Gund  •  Daresha Kyi
CAST:  Chavela Vargas  •  Pedro Almodóvar  •  Miguel Bosé  •  Martirio

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DIRECTION:  Jesusa Rodríguez
CAST:  Regina Orozco  •  Susana Zabaleta  •  Daniel Gruener

El porno! (1995)

A documentary on the function of pornographic film and art during and after the Mexican revolution.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrés Di Tella  •  Marc De Beaufort
CAST:  Arturo Venegas  •  Esperanza Gazca  •  Carlos Monsiváis  •  Jesusa Rodríguez

A documentary on the function of pornographic film and art during and after the Mexican revolution.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrés Di Tella  •  Marc De Beaufort
CAST:  Arturo Venegas  •  Esperanza Gazca  •  Carlos Monsiváis  •  Jesusa Rodríguez