Gabriel Paez Hernandez

Gabriel Paez Hernandez

History

Ecuadorian film director. He studied Film and Television at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito and a Master's Degree in Aesthetic Theory Art from the University of La Plata - Argentina. He has directed and produced films such as "Santa Elena en Bus", "SacachĂșn", "Vengo volviendo".

Profile

Gabriel Paez Hernandez

Movies

Sacachun
Producer
A documentary about faith through an essay on aging and the fear of death. A story about a group of elders in a ghost town and their lifetime struggle for the respect of their culture and their different ways of understanding faith, where the need of water is the main element that supports their demands and ancient culture is presented as an heritage for new generations to come, that if their home town survives after they are gone. A film that portrays youthfulness as hope, while the main characters reminds us all that nothing is more powerful than our own will and that there is no such thing as a lost cause.
Sacachun
Cinematography
A documentary about faith through an essay on aging and the fear of death. A story about a group of elders in a ghost town and their lifetime struggle for the respect of their culture and their different ways of understanding faith, where the need of water is the main element that supports their demands and ancient culture is presented as an heritage for new generations to come, that if their home town survives after they are gone. A film that portrays youthfulness as hope, while the main characters reminds us all that nothing is more powerful than our own will and that there is no such thing as a lost cause.
Sacachun
Director
A documentary about faith through an essay on aging and the fear of death. A story about a group of elders in a ghost town and their lifetime struggle for the respect of their culture and their different ways of understanding faith, where the need of water is the main element that supports their demands and ancient culture is presented as an heritage for new generations to come, that if their home town survives after they are gone. A film that portrays youthfulness as hope, while the main characters reminds us all that nothing is more powerful than our own will and that there is no such thing as a lost cause.
Vengo Volviendo
Director
Vengo Volviendo tells the story of Ismael, who was raised by his grandmother and seeks to leave Ecuador in order to migrate to the United States. Along the way, he encounters a host of interesting people and learns of some interesting tales.
Mono con gallinas
First Assistant Director
Jorge, a young Ecuadorian, is unexpectedly in the middle of the jungle as an inexperienced soldier. At first, Jorge is confident that military experience makes you a recognized and respected man. But he finds out that the reality is very different; as the private may face neglect, hunger, death and nature, especially human nature. Captive in an enemy camp, Jorge must discover who he has become as he recovers from his injuries and struggles to escape with his fellow prisoner Hugo or stay there under the care of the Peruvian nurse Dolores. Difficult decisions ... beyond the target and border that divides them are abound.
Santa Elena en bus
Editor
"mitos, leyendas y tradiciones". A day in the life of Severino; a young bus conductor. Here you will be the spectator of four amazing stories that take place in Santa Elena.
Santa Elena en bus
Director
"mitos, leyendas y tradiciones". A day in the life of Severino; a young bus conductor. Here you will be the spectator of four amazing stories that take place in Santa Elena.
Vida del Ahorcado
Student
Adaptation of Pablo Palacio short story that through a teacher and a group of his students, presents an exercise of dispersion and annihilation converted into an aesthetic object.