TIO by Juan J. Medina
Mexico, 2021, 12’
On his first day of work as a miner, Martin, a cocky teenager will learn the importance of rituals and respect for ancestors.
BIOGRAPHY:
Juan J Medina (19 November 1974, México), graduated from the school of plastic arts of the UDG. Thanks to the co-direction of "The Eighth Day, Creation" he has achieved various awards at festivals inside and outside the country. He has also participated in a dozen productions as an animator and art director. He wrote and directed his second short film "Cages" (2009) with which he won various international festivals. Winner of 4 Arieles from the Mexican Academy of Artes and Film Sciences, from 2013 to 2015 was a member of the National System of Creators of Art. In 2015 he directed the short film "ZIMBO" with which he has participated in more than 50 festivals, winning ten of these. Animation direction and editing of the feature film "Salma´s Big Wish" which he co-wrote in 2012. He produces and directs the short film "Tío" in 2021, and develops his debut "Niño Carbón".
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