Galo Olivares

Galo Olivares

Birth : , Mexico

History

Mexican Cinematographer

Profile

Galo Olivares

Movies

Gretel & Hansel
Director of Photography
A long time ago in a distant fairy tale countryside, a young girl leads her little brother into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil.
Saria
Director of Photography
SARIA explores the unimaginable hardships that faced young female orphans at the Virgen de La Asuncion Safe Home in Guatemala, leading up to the tragic fire which claimed 41 of their lives in 2017.
Roma
Camera Operator
In 1970s Mexico City, two domestic workers help a mother of four while her husband is away for an extended period of time.
The Night Guard
Cinematography
Humberto works as a night watchman at a remote and desolate construction site. One night he becomes, unwittingly, the sole witness to a cover up. Afraid of being retaliated against lest he come forth, he decides to keep quiet. Gradually and without him being aware of it, Humberto ends up inflicting on his family the same violence from which he´s running away.
La rabia de Clara
Cinematography
After getting bitten by a rabid dog, Clara must stay locked in the small cabin where she lives with her mother and husband for 40 days. While the town is assaulted by a pack of savage dogs, Clara's seclusion causes a growing desire for freedom. To escape, she will have to overcome her family's fear and determination to protect her. /// Tras ser mordida por un perro con rabia, Clara pasa 40 días de encierro en la pequeña cabaña donde vive con su madre y su marido. Mientras el pueblo es azotado por una jauría de perros salvajes, el deseo de libertad en Clara crece ante la reclusión. Para salir, tendrá que enfrentar el miedo y la obsesión de su familia por protegerla.
Australia
Cinematography
Helena, a woman in her early 40's, is obsessed with getting pregnant. After failing her last try, her neighbors get back from the hospital with their new born baby. Helena breaks in to their house when they´re gone, steals the baby monitor and starts listening to what happens next door.
P*to
Cinematography
This is Arturo's tale, a coming of age story about a boy who tries to find and accept his sexual identity. It takes place in a small town in the state of Zacatecas during the 90's, and explores the stigma the homosexual community lived during the HIV crisis.
Clarisa
Cinematography
Clarisa is a young woman with family problems. The sudden appearance of a mysterious man immerses her in a new world - that of pornography- where she tries to look for fame to realize her dream of becoming an actress. The disappointment that the experience brings triggers a cathartic process in her, and within her family.
Los Salgado
Producer
In a highly dysfunctional family consisting of father, mother and young daughter, dwells conflicts and dangers in a paralyzing silence.