José Antonio Hernández Martínez

Movies

They Made Us the Night
Writer
Supernatural visions and indigenous folk myths intrude in an unpredictable and dreamlike Mexican film about a family living in the shadow of the apocalypse. A living, organic work.
They Made Us the Night
Director
Supernatural visions and indigenous folk myths intrude in an unpredictable and dreamlike Mexican film about a family living in the shadow of the apocalypse. A living, organic work.
Princess
Cinematography
Natalia, a 17 year old girl, lives in a wealthy environment in Mexico City. After falling victim to sexual abuse, her personality becomes overwhelmed with silent despair. A couple of impulsive decisions led by her trauma will make her discover a dark side of herself.
Princess
Editor
Natalia, a 17 year old girl, lives in a wealthy environment in Mexico City. After falling victim to sexual abuse, her personality becomes overwhelmed with silent despair. A couple of impulsive decisions led by her trauma will make her discover a dark side of herself.
Sexennial Plan
Camera Technician
Mercedes’ fantasy turns into a nightmare. Juan’s greatest fear takes the shape of a strange man entering his house. The city has fallen into chaos and anarchy, so it's going to be difficult to get some ice for the drinks; but tonight, Mercedes is an object of desire to men, so nothing else matters.
Transit
Screenplay
"Transit" is the director's film diary about a trip whose farewell was marked by social unrest in Mexico City. The first stop is Barcelona, ​​which portrays his immigrant status and uprooting parades, along with loss of identity and the Spanish economic crisis. That crisis will become the reason for a renewed flight to Morocco to investigate a case of injustice, then would come Russia and the new illusions of love and afterwards a new departure to the Sahara Desert, with its confused dreams and its paths of no return.
Transit
Director
"Transit" is the director's film diary about a trip whose farewell was marked by social unrest in Mexico City. The first stop is Barcelona, ​​which portrays his immigrant status and uprooting parades, along with loss of identity and the Spanish economic crisis. That crisis will become the reason for a renewed flight to Morocco to investigate a case of injustice, then would come Russia and the new illusions of love and afterwards a new departure to the Sahara Desert, with its confused dreams and its paths of no return.
Vestigios del paraíso
Director
Documentary that portraits the social issues faced by the community of Chacahua in Oaxaca, through a group of kids who dream of surf.
Tesis laboral
Screenplay
A visual essay, it questions social relations within the labor system in our country. Four factories in the metropolitan area of Mexico City are taken as spots for anthropological exploration. Documenting industrial landscapes, factories, bosses, workers, machines and commodities, the film shows a reflection on how these relationships have an imprint on society outside the factories. This is a testimony on the dignity of workers and their daily labor, with all the effort it entails and how it is rendered invisible by consumer society.
Tesis laboral
Director
A visual essay, it questions social relations within the labor system in our country. Four factories in the metropolitan area of Mexico City are taken as spots for anthropological exploration. Documenting industrial landscapes, factories, bosses, workers, machines and commodities, the film shows a reflection on how these relationships have an imprint on society outside the factories. This is a testimony on the dignity of workers and their daily labor, with all the effort it entails and how it is rendered invisible by consumer society.